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National Geographic's enterprising photographers have helped readers explore and learn about our beautiful world through their images for more than a century. Here is their best work from the past ...

National Geographic photographer Keith Ladzinski focused on the positive when it came to forest fires: the solutions people are working on.

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Photographer and National Geographic Explorer Rena Effendi learned that a little-known species was named after her late father, a renowned butterfly expert. The discovery took her on a journey ...

In print, online, and in a broadcast series hosted by actor Will Smith, scientists and explorers journey to extreme places and explain curious phenomena. How one image captures 21 hours of a ...

From cardiovascular disease and obesity to a weakened immune system, the side effects of stress can be life-altering. But there may be a way to prevent those outcomes. This questionnaire—first ...

Meet 33 innovative leaders who are using their voices and talents to tackle the planet’s most pressing issues. For decades, the Congo Basin was largely invisible to climate science. Now ...

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