The race is on to harness the near-infinite power of nuclear fusion—by building a star on Earth. And scientists are closer ...

Thomas J. Abercrombie's exploration of Afghanistan delivered a story of incredible beauty and tragedy lurking around the corner. With transportive writing and unforgettable photographs, it remains one ...

The homesteading pros at Gold Shaw Farm explain what happens when cattle confront nature. Full list of Democrats who voted ...

When dust sticks to a surface or a lizard sits on a ceiling, it is due to "nature's invisible glue." Researchers at Chalmers ...

This once-thriving mining town was mostly abandoned after a coal seam fire ignited beneath it in 1962 and continues to burn ...

Barrier islands like Ocean City and Seaside Heights face ongoing erosion, with recent storms threatening New Jersey's $50.6 ...

Decades ago, India’s tigers were on the brink of extinction. Slowly, their numbers have rebounded. But that ecological success has prompted a dire problem—and a race to save many of them from genetic ...

This story originally published in the July 1906 issue of National Geographic magazine. See more digitized stories from our archives here. Looking back to that period, many years ago, when the finger ...

The view from the Ursa Observatory at Kaivopuisto park, on the southern tip of Helsinki, encapsulates the ruggedness of the Finnish capital. Beyond a wisp of beach, the Gulf of Finland stretches to ...

There is considerable confusion in the air about the role of Air Force in Operation Sindoor. However, a close scrutiny ...

Conservationist Jeff Corwin writes that Jane Goodall's story sparked his dream to share the wonders of nature with the world.

Through her groundbreaking work with chimps in Africa, Goodall helped people understand that animals are sentient and intelligent. Renowned primatologist Jane Goodall’s decades of research into the ...