China plans to overtake the United States by building the world’s largest national park system, a network of wilderness bigger than Texas. Although China only created its first national park ...

This new caterpillar species from Oʻahu hunts insects and decorates itself with their body parts. Yes, it’s real—and it’s ...

Prosecutors say Vance Boelter was a “prepper” who told his family he went to war the day he killed a lawmaker and her husband.

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Every year, National Geographic Travel invites photographers to submit their most captivating and telling images to the 2018 Travel Photographer of the Year contest. This year, photographers from ...

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Military camouflage is a crucial tactic in modern warfare, designed to hide soldiers, vehicles, and equipment from enemy detection. This video explores how camouflage has evolved from simple color ...

For centuries, humans have lived underground. Today, that ancient practice is under dire threat—even as cave life makes more ...

The Chongzuo Prefecture government did not respond to National Geographic ’s request to confirm the event. Using geese to uphold pandemic policy may be new, but the practice is age-old.

After hiding in the shadows, a long-lost frog is giving conservationists a glimmer of hope in Ecuador. Back in 2022, biologist Juan Sánchez-Nivicela and his team navigated through dense ...

These animals usually hang out several kilometers away in kelp beds, which offer protection from great white attacks. “From nothing to double digits. It’s just mind blowing,” he says.