Scientists using a remotely operated submersible spotted the squid, but after a few minutes, it swam away in the depths.

Internal documents reviewed by The New York Times say that “negative” information at parks and other national site must be ...

How a unique New York event brought San Diego’s optimistic culture to life through art, cuisine, and community.

and best-selling author whose latest book for National Geographic is The Blue Zones American Kitchen. This story appears in the January 2023 issue of National Geographic magazine.

Beneath sea urchins’ exterior spines, rounded skeletons called tests are jewels of color, texture, and symmetry. There are hundreds of urchin species, and they’re found in every ocean on ...

People use old National Geographic magazines for everything from collages ... They're maybe a little dusty, definitely dog-eared, pages thumbed, address labels peeling off the front.

Photograph by RONAN DONOVAN A version of this story appears in the June 2025 issue of National Geographic magazine. Based in New York City, Kholood Eid photographed biologists and activists across ...

Whether an old folk ballad or a futuristic techno hit, music is the lifeblood of Europe’s great cities and one of the most ...

Spending time in nature is important for your mental health. But studies show that even just listening to birds singing can ease symptoms of anxiety and depression. A European robin, Erithacus ...

His groundbreaking work documenting life before birth was first showcased in Life magazine in 1965 and remains unsurpassed.

A radical idea to support the recovery of damaged ecosystems has been gathering steam: resurrect species that have gone extinct and reintroduce them to the wild. Proponents of “de-extinction ...

Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple have given experts more clues about the ancient metropolis of Eridu ...