From western toad tadpoles to glowing wetlands, this year’s winners capture nature’s beauty—and its fragility.

From spines on neurons to pollen on an insect’s eye, the winners of Nikon’s Small World photo contest offer a kaleidoscopic ...

While on assignment in Romania, photographer Jasper Doest found himself uncomfortably close to a bear—leading to an image ...

This story appears in the March 2020 issue of National Geographic magazine ... would pile on and pin the hornet down. At WorkThese photos, which show a natural honeybee nest, add clarity to ...

Abandoned at an airport in China, then adopted by a photographer, Piggy the piglet grew up in front of the camera—and changed ...

The oldest known grizzly mother in history, the 28-year-old bear was often photographed with her cubs in Grand Teton National ...

National Geographic” photographer Jason Edwards has been at the forefront of nature photography for three decades. He’s put some of his favorite shots ...

We all know cacti store water—but to survive, they migrate their flowers, and so much more. Scientists want to copy the ...

On the northwest border of Slovenia is a mountain range as dramatic as it is accessible, offering hut-to-hut hiking on ...

The discovery, made by a National Geographic team 100 years after the mountaineer vanished with George Mallory, could add new ...

This year's Open Aperture photo clinic, scheduled for April 2025, marks the program's first focus on snowsports. The post ...

From impromptu K-Pop dances and retro vinyl bars to outlandish cakes and raining cafes, youth culture takes on many forms on ...