National Geographic photographer Jody MacDonald discovers that Central Oregon's wild terrain is the ultimate playground, ...

Namibia is a southwestern African nation roughly twice the size of California, known for having the world’s oldest desert. The Namib Desert is the scene for many of Namibia’s must-do adventures, from ...

Then came Jean Robert Babilis, a 70-year-old with a handgun in the console, pushing a 114-horsepower Polaris side-by-side ...

75 years after Partition: These maps show how the British split India. The hastily drawn border, known as the Radcliffe Line, attempted to carve out two nations along religious lines—but sparked ...

Bus rapid transit is coming to Park City in 2028. What can Parkites expect based on a similar bus system in the state?

In terrain that pushes your limits, National Geographic photographer Jody MacDonald captures what it means to truly show ...

Scientists just confirmed a 30-foot void first detected inside the monument years ago. Here’s the technology that helped scientists find it—and what it may have been used for.

These glowing seas have baffled sailors for centuries. Science may finally have answers. "Milky seas” are one of the rarest reported forms of bioluminescence.

The world’s oldest map of the night sky was amazingly accurate Newly discovered fragments of 2,200-year-old star coordinates—once thought lost—reveal the incredible skill of the ancient ...

Getting to zero carbon emissions won’t save the world. We’ll have to also remove carbon from the air—a massive undertaking unlike anything we’ve ever done.

“When there is no water, nothing green, the sand becomes very strong, a very fast enemy,” says Sbai. “It takes a lot of land.” The desert is pressing in from every direction.

On December 7, 1941, Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor. Maps, both historic and newly created by National Geographic, yield new insights into the full scope of Japan's battle plans for the day ...