Little Kiska Island, at the far western end of the Aleutian Islands in Alaska, is a remote speck of land that was heavily ...

Its new name is Kaxchim Chiĝanaa, meaning either “gizzard creek” or “creek or river belonging to gizzard island” in Unangam ...

Professor Morgan Benowitz-Fredericks and Sierra Pete M'23 offer insight in story on how seabirds offer clues to ocean health ...

This was the best place on Earth to see great white sharks—then they vanished A new study based on two decades of data shows what happens in an ocean ecosystem without great white sharks.

There are no traffic lights, no high-rises, no beaches, and no crowds on tiny Saba. Instead, you’ll find misty mountains, ...

Amphidromous fish—which migrate between freshwater streams and the sea—can move between habitats thanks to ocean currents.

U.S. or British—which set of Virgin Islands is right for you? Much like the United States and Britain, the USVI and BVI are similar but different in the most nuanced ways. Here are some tips for ...

This creature can 3D-print its own body parts Bristle worms have protrusions that act like a 3D printer, helping us to understand how cells regenerate.

Melting ice is causing changes to the shoreline, animal behavior and even leading to new archaeological discoveries as ...

National Geographic stories take you on a journey that's always enlightening, often surprising and unfailingly fascinating. This month–saving forests.