Around the world, trail designers are quietly employing surprising techniques to engineer awe. You’ve probably felt it without even knowing why. Inside the creative science that’s transforming your ...

Once at risk of being wiped out, humpback whales charted a remarkable comeback thanks to their songs. In 1979, National Geographic issued a record-breaking album of those tunes alongside a story about ...

Some species are at their most active in winter, whether they’re flying, feeding, or mating. From elephant seals in ...

Some species are at their most active in winter, whether they’re flying, feeding, or mating. From elephant seals in ...

Captive wild animal encounters are hugely popular, thanks partly to social media. But our investigation shows many creatures ...

For eight hours, all they saw were dolphins and the spouts of humpback and gray whales. Then, the call went out.

Dominica fully lives up to its self-appointed nickname as the "Caribbean’s Nature Island." In a region that brims with pristine beaches requiring nothing more but to show up and relax, Dominica ...

Kim Knor has the kind of biography Hollywood blockbusters are made of—and has just notched a new milestone in her quest to keep living life to the fullest. 86-year-old Kim Knor completes her 1,000th ...

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With breaches and tail slapping, a pod of orca whales put on a show near Seattle on Friday. The close encounter attracted dozens of people to the shore of the West Seattle neighborhood. Whale watchers ...