National Geographic stories take you on a journey that's always enlightening, often surprising and unfailingly fascinating. This month–a new age of discovery is already here.

For centuries, the Seine River has been Paris’s dumping ground. A billion-dollar cleanup is trying to make it swimmable again. The history of Paris is inextricably linked to the river that flows ...

In print, online, and in a broadcast series hosted by actor Will Smith, scientists and explorers journey to extreme places and explain curious phenomena. How one image captures 21 hours of a ...

From cardiovascular disease and obesity to a weakened immune system, the side effects of stress can be life-altering. But there may be a way to prevent those outcomes. This questionnaire—first ...

The Great Lakes depend on ice. Last winter, they barely froze. Science The Great Lakes depend on ice. Last winter, they barely froze. The Great Lakes depend on ice. Last winter, they barely froze ...

This story appears in the December 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine ... Lendrum downloads the latest data from several cougars fitted with satellite radio collars.

Kerby is a trained ecologist, geographer and photographer whose career has largely been centered on a quest to understand nature’s patterns and sharing his discoveries. Phenology, or the seasonal ...

(Sources: Benny Goller and Doug Altshuler, University of British Columbia, Vancouver) This story appears in the July 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. In pursuit of the world’s ...

This story appears in the September 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine ... have brought me to see the latest in adaptive beach protection. It’s called the zandmotor—the sand engine.

As National Geographic reimagines its iconic headquarters for the 21st century, here’s a look back at its history as a base for both Cold War spies and the Society’s own Explorers.