From their odd appendages to their unsavory hygiene, certain animals suffer an image problem. But their awkward attributes ...

“It’s all about telling the story of wild animals in a way that hopefully gets the world to stop and pay attention,” Sartore said. Sartore is a National Geographic Explorer, wildlife ...

“We don't know how long they live or how fast they grow in the wild,” says Tierney Thys, a marine biologist with the California Academy of Sciences and a National Geographic Explorer.

To honor Koko's memory, National Geographic is republishing "Conversations With a Gorilla," our October 1978 cover story written by Francine Patterson, the psychologist who taught Koko how to sign.

But it might be something different.” The nonprofit National Geographic Society, committed to illuminating and protecting the wonder of our world, funded Explorer Aaron Micallef's work.

As spring begins, so does a fresh song at daybreak, unique to the season. Just before the sun rises, birds start singing their melodies, creating a chirpy symphony. “It's the epitome of spring ...

The mask can be seen today at the National Museum, Quito ... But reality often belied the wild imaginings of the Spanish conquistadores. Hernán Cortés, having overthrown Aztec Mexico, seized ...

National Geographic photographer Brian Skerry has ... for mussels to survive long enough to grow their shells in the wild because of ocean acidification. Bangs Island Mussels is developing nursery ...

Before your visit, discover some of Earth's most captivating creatures found at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, like the ...

Lake Titicaca was a sacred space to the ancient Andean empire of the Inca, which at its height in the early 16th century controlled territory from modern-day Colombia to Chile. The Inca built more ...

Stories like A Court of Thorns and Roses have been seducing audiences with tales of romance and magical danger for hundreds of years. Edward John Poynter's painting Orpheus and Eurydice, 1862 ...

An ambitious plan to return grasslands to the wild splendor of the past faces ... (see a video on APR by the National Geographic Society.) In the 19 years since, the group has raised $160 million ...