National Geographic's 100 best images of the year ... A group of climbers makes its way along Japan's Mount Fuji Yoshida Trail. Photograph by David Guttenfelder At 34 weeks pregnant, Brittany ...

The longtime secretary general for the Palau National Olympic Committee was elected ... several other regional competitions including South Pacific, Pacific and Pacific Mini Games.

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 ...

And of course, however he acts, he’ll always be my goodest boy. This story has been updated. A version of this story appears in the June 2025 issue of National Geographic magazine.

Since 2005, National Geographic Explorer Zeb Hogan has been searching the world to find the world’s largest fish. In mid-June, a team he leads in Cambodia got a call from a fisherman named Moul ...

A tent is pitched underneath the northern lights at Gates of the Arctic, the northernmost national park in the United States. This region of Alaska is among the best places on Earth for viewing ...

A study of long-distance runners shows the brain’s remarkable ability to adapt—by burning its own fat. A marathon taxes more than just muscles—it pushes the brain to its metabolic limits ...

Global temperatures hit record highs the past three years in a row—and the people of the Pacific have been feeling the effects. The Pacific region has experienced devastating cyclones ...

Three Scottish brothers aiming to become the fastest people to row across the Pacific have said morale remains high despite “achingly hard” conditions, as they complete the first third of ...

GREAT FALLS, Mont. – Starting Tuesday, May 27, 2025, the Pacific Steel & Recycling Trailside Dog Park in Great Falls will temporarily close for annual turf repair. The park is expected to reopen on ...

In 2014, a Malaysian Airlines flight mysteriously disappeared. A barnacle-encrusted piece of the plane's wing is one of the most important clues that has been found. New science may be able to ...

SAN DIEGO — Rob Cook set out to conquer the Pacific Crest ... Bernardino National Forest, a section still bearing scars from Hurricane Hilary's destruction in 2023. "Much of the trail is just ...