It was 2:38 p.m. on August 21, 2017, when day turned to night. That was the precise moment in Greenville, South Carolina, when the moon, passing between the sun and Earth, fully blocked our view of ...

So VHS doesn't look as bad as my adult brain thought it would, it doesn't look as good as my child brain remembers, but there ...

See why this Alaskan national park offers the world’s top bear-watching experience. A brown bear searches for salmon along a creek in Alaska’s Katmai National Park. The park supports one of the ...

As scientists try to untangle the reasons for skyrocketing rates of nearsightedness in kids, new treatment options can help prevent their vision from getting worse. In the U.S. myopia rates have ...

From a pink dolphin slinking through the Amazon's waters to the sight of monarch butterflies filling the skies of Mexico, this year's best photos will take you on a journey across the planet.

National Geographic-Lindblad will do a solar eclipse cruise on the National Geographic Orion. Photo Credit: Gemina Garland-Lewis National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions announced its 2027-2028 lineup ...

The animal kingdom isn’t exactly known for being demure. Sharks glow in the dark. Peacocks have made being flashy an entire personality. Howler monkeys? It’s right there in the name. But that hasn’t ...

Isabel Cristina Gámez and Oscar Andrés Méndez have developed a novel system that repurposes shampoo bottles and food packaging into a modular system far cheaper than traditional construction. Isabel ...

The world the Maya made has been shrouded by jungle for centuries. Now, a tool called lidar is revealing its staggering scale and sophistication. An aerial view hardly hints at the true size of ...

This story is part of the National Geographic 33. Cole Brauer didn’t grow up going to a yacht club, and neither did her parents. They were into triathlons, while she played soccer, ran track, and had ...

Our first in-house map was produced during World War I. By the Second World War, the White House was asking for them by name. National Geographic Society maps supply a backdrop for a meeting between ...

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The International Museum of World War II is among the top World War II museums in the world, according to an August article in National Geographic. National Geographic compiled its ...