Filmmaker Bertie Gregory's new documentary special captures the extreme challenges facing the world's fastest land animal.

From an elusive jaguar to an industrious beaver, photographers captured iconic animal moments around the world.

The National Geographic Endurance is a comfortable base for explorations in icy waters, whether in the Arctic or in the ...

From giant stick bugs to rarely seen sea creatures, these animal videos fascinated us—and led to new scientific discoveries.

Who said expedition cruising was only for grown ups? Here are four family voyages for young explorers and conservationists.

Conservation biologist and wildlife photographer Lara Jackson takes us behind the scenes of this rare photograph of a threatened white rhino, taken in Kenya’s Ol Pejeta Conservancy. When Lara came ...

Picturesque villages, majestic animals and candid human moments - captured around the world by the photographers of this year ...

National Geographic contributor Karine Aigner earned top prize for her photo of mating cactus bees in Texas. A buzzing ball of cactus bees spins over the hot sand. After a few minutes, the pair at the ...

Jolie, an Indochinese green magpie, was rescued from a wildlife trafficker’s suitcase. Her story is emblematic of the threats facing other songbirds like her. Jolie, who was rescued from a wildlife ...

For National Geographic photographers, work assignments can take them anywhere from the sea floor to a summertime Santa Claus camp in Missouri. In the photo seen above, wildlife photographer David ...

The six-pound box arrived on a steamy June day, hot from its ride in the delivery van. The label said “Boot Barn” in capital letters, and when I opened the package, the oaky scent of leather enveloped ...