Still, Shipek hopes that beavers could someday restore the bountiful wetlands that long ago prevailed in many desert watercourses ... the June 2025 issue of National Geographic magazine.

This species is amongst the most widespread and ecologically devastating. Photograph by Joel Sartore, National Geographic Photo Ark Besides being small, a species’ behavior helps determine its ...

“By the time I click the shutter, the hardest part of the work has been done.” From documenting the terror of war to British hospitals in the grip of COVID-19, an ...

There are hundreds of urchin species, and they’re found in every ocean on Earth, from the intertidal zone to more than four miles below the surface. In 2018, Anders Hallan, a research associate ...

Reuben Wu, a British photographer and visual artist based in Chicago, was first introduced to National Geographic as most⁠ people are: When he was a child, he enjoyed looking at the magazines ...

Published in the May 2025 issue of National Geographic Traveller (UK). To subscribe to National Geographic Traveller (UK) magazine click here. (Available in select countries only).

In recent decades the dome has emerged as a potent “national as well as a religious symbol” for Palestinians, explains Palestinian philosopher Sari Nusseibeh. In his book-strewn office north ...

While tourists flock to magnetic destinations like Nice and Cannes, these often overlooked small towns offer art, history, and natural beauty—without the crowds. On the French Riviera, La Turbie ...

Adding to the otherworldly ambiance is a natural lake between two of the jameos containing thousands of tiny blind albino crabs, a species found ... in Timanfaya National Park, volcanoes take ...

It seemed like it was going to be kind of too much.” Photograph by J.J. Kelley, National Geographic for Disney+ To access the Renland Ice Cap, the team had to make a daunting ascent up a 1,500 ...

Julia Flynn Siler, an author and journalist who is also a chorister at St. John’s Church, recently wrote about the health benefits of darkness for National Geographic.