Photograph by Joel Sartore, National Geographic Photo Ark The earliest multicelled animals that survived the Precambrian fall into three main categories. The simplest of these soft-bodied ...

Highly acclaimed as a National Geographic Certified Educator, Joan Ava Gillman leverages over four decades of experience in ...

This story appears in the December 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine and is part ... to keep from being eaten—including by us. Can science create commercial tomatoes that taste the ...

Aerobic exercises, such as running, jumping rope, and swimming, often get lauded for their role in warding off chronic illnesses like high blood pressure, heart disease, and Type 2 diabetes—not ...

On the slopes of a volcano in central Mexico, biologist Cuauhtémoc Sáenz-Romero and his team envision a climate refuge for oyamel fir trees and the monarch butterflies that depend on them.

Although swollen feet are common during pregnancy, they can also be a symptom of something dangerous like blood clots or infections, says Jasmine Pedroso, national gynecology lead at the fertility ...

When it comes to beer and health, “hops are the star of the show,” says Glen Fox, a professor of beer-brewing science at the ... a senior investigator at the National University of Natural ...

We all know cacti store water—but to survive, they migrate their flowers, and so much more. Scientists want to copy the resilient plants' methods to help engineer our future.

National Geographic's new museum plans place visitors inside the stories and inspire a new generation of explorers ...

The hottest revival trend in travel for 2025? That would be “fun,” according to National Geographic editor-in-chief Nathan Lump, who spoke exclusively to CNN ahead of the Tuesday reveal of ...

Next stop, the Spud State? National Geographic has published its annual list of “Best of the World” travel destinations for 2025 — and it’ll have you jetting everywhere from obscure ...