Photographer and National Geographic Explorer Rena Effendi learned that a little-known species was named after her late ...

From luxury heritage routes to routine service passing through extraordinary scenery, here are 19 of our favorite rail journeys.

Life along the west coast of Greenland, high above the Arctic Circle, continues much as it has for centuries, with the ...

This story appears in the July 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine ... of its protective mangroves by tree cutting and sea-level rise and is eroding steadily. Nitya Gopal lost his home.

Even better, Cervinia’s south-facing orientation means it’s bathed in sunshine for much of the day, while its altitude slopes rise from ... 3,383ft from sea level to the summit of Vanntinden ...

The US coastal cities of Los Angeles and San Francisco are set to be among the hardest hit by rising sea levels in the coming ...

In the heights of Daisetsuzan National Park, where volcanoes rise to peaks over 6,500 feet ... Steep initial climbs level out to hiking routes that lead over colorful fields of seasonal flowers ...

“It was like a dream come true,” Boguñá told National Geographic. “When I was a kid, I had a book with some deep-sea creatures ... “The anglerfish didn’t rise for nothing,” she ...

First, they created a detailed digital map using geographic information system technology to ... “As climate change accelerates sea level rise and coastal erosion, protecting them isn’t just about ...