Tip your hat to cowboys from the American West and beyond with this roundup of photos from National Geographic’s archive.

WASHINGTON, DC — Californian Priya Talreja, a Fremont native has been named one of just five researchers nationwide to receive the highly coveted 2025 Fulbright-National Geographic Award. The $20,000 ...

Dan Buettner's iconic National Geographic cover story transformed our idea of what makes for a long, healthy life. It's now published online for the first time. OKINAWA, JAPANSquatting effortlessly on ...

From their odd appendages to their unsavory hygiene, certain animals suffer an image problem. But their awkward attributes can be their biggest advantages. Found across every continent except ...

Revealing the weird and wonderful world that lies just below your feet. From some angles, the wings of the butterfly dragonfly look golden or translucent. To reveal the full spectrum of colors, Takuya ...

On assignment in northern Thailand, National Geographic photographer Rena Effendi follows Miss Wisa, a farmer leading her community toward a more resilient and sustainable food future. Miss Wisa uses ...

The National Geographic Explorer dedicated her life not just to chimpanzees, but global conservation. Jane Goodall studied the chimpanzees of Gombe starting in 1960, making hers the longest field ...

National Geographic helped the famous conservationist get her start—and followed her chimpanzee research and advocacy for wildlife in a career that forever changed how we understand animal behavior.

Through her groundbreaking work with chimps in Africa, Goodall helped people understand that animals are sentient and intelligent. Renowned primatologist Jane Goodall’s decades of research into the ...

Acting Inspector General of the National Archives Will Brown is launching an investigation into the release of Rep. Mikie Sherrill's unredacted military records to an ally of her Republican opponent, ...

LOS ANGELES -- She lived as the last ruler of ancient Egypt, but little is known about Cleopatra's death. For 2000 years, the location of her tomb has been a mystery with few leads, until now.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The federal government shutdown that started late Tuesday night is already having effects in the Kansas City area. The Library and Museum, is located at 500 w. US 24 Highway in ...