Stare into the eyes of an Amazon tree snake, explore the inside of a lava tube, and dive into an underwater cave. Find your ...

Researchers collected more than 43,000 records of dives and assessed the photos and videos to determine how much of the bottom has been seen by humans.

In a study published today in Science Advances, researchers from the Ocean Discovery League reveal that only a minuscule ...

The prehistoric crocodile relative may have tolerated both freshwater and saltwater habitats, allowing it to conquer North American coasts in the Cretaceous. Paleontologists have been on the trail ...

Bertie Gregory, a Bristol, U.K.–based photographer and filmmaker, became an Explorer in 2015. Serving as the lead storyteller on National Geographic’s Secrets of the Penguins series ...

Our writer stops by the Pangboche Monastery, a 600-year-old Sherpa religious center where Mount Everest climbers receive a blessing before their expeditions ...

Tight hip flexors, especially a deep muscle called the psoas, can silently stress your spine. Here's why this muscle deserves more attention—and how to strengthen it. Lower back pain is often ...

asked the 78-year-old director of the University of Washington’s Center for Ecosystem Sentinels and a National Geographic Explorer. “They’re comical, they’re curious, they’re endearing.” ...

A favorite of cyclists, the park’s historic carriage roads offer 45 miles of woodland that’s free of motor vehicles.

You’ve probably heard of the four stages of cancer—but there’s another even earlier stage that experts say can make a huge difference in treating the disease. Breast cancer is one of the few ...

Tulane University archaeologist and National Geographic Explorer Francisco Estrada-Belli, who was also not involved in the new study, says some scholars have proposed Tikal was ruled after this by ...

“Penguins vote with their feet,” says National Geographic Explorer Dee Boersma, a renowned penguin expert at the University of Washington. “They go where the food is.” • How Antarctica ...