This lesser-known African safari destination offers fewer crowds, rare wildlife, deep cultural connections and impressive ...

From wild ponies in Virginia to bison in Yellowstone, here are seven wildlife-rich destinations—and tips on how to be a responsible tourist. In Hallo Bay, brown bears graze on sedge grass in Alaska's ...

He photographed the darkly colored, paperclip-size tadpoles in Cedar Lake, part of Canada’s Vancouver Island. “The challenge was to get the camera-to-subject distance just right and light them well ...

In 1911, audiences in London were introduced to the Antarctica landscape at the first screening of Herbert G. Ponting’s pioneering documentary film, With Captain Scott, R.N. to the South Pole. Ponting ...

Highlighting the best wildlife photography across land and sea, see some of the winning photos from this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest. South African photographer Wim van den Heever ...

In today’s fast-paced and tech-dominated world, people are plugged into the conveniences of modern day life, but they’re as disconnected as ever, overlooking the simple joys of nature and the wellness ...

From a pink dolphin slinking through the Amazon's waters to the sight of monarch butterflies filling the skies of Mexico, this year's best photos will take you on a journey across the planet.

Few figures in history have done more to change our understanding of the natural world. We celebrate Jane Goodall’s ...

The verdant rainforests, volcanic hills, steep valleys and rippling crater lakes that make up the interior of Caribbean are often overlooked in favour of its coastline. But head into its humid ...

I’ve just watched the second episode of AdoramaTV's Picture America series, which follows commercial fisherman and photographer, Corey Arnold (@arni_coraldo), as he recounts his life at sea from his ...

Although quite densely populated, Europe isn’t short of lonely island outposts, remote mountain ranges and dark, seemingly impenetrable forests — and many of them shelter world-class displays of ...

This story originally published in the July 1906 issue of National Geographic magazine. See more digitized stories from our archives here. Looking back to that period, many years ago, when the finger ...