Putting the well-being of animals first should be every photographer’s goal. National Geographic photographers share tips on how they do it.

Welcome to Nat Geo Your Shot: National Geographic’s global community for aspiring visual storytellers. Find the community on Instagram @NatGeoYourShot and follow along for hashtag challenges ...

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Exclusive: Inside the search for Amelia Earhart’s airplane. Many attempts have been made to discover the famed aviator's fate, but never with the technological tools at Robert Ballard's disposal.

A visit to historic or meaningful trees provides a sense of connection to the wonder of the natural world. Vital parts of their ecosystems, trees also spark our imagination, inspire famous books ...

(See more of Ballesta’s work to document this surreal phenomenon in National Geographic ’s story.) The competition, which is in its 57th year, awards 19 categories of wildlife photography ...

Renewable Energy 101 There are many benefits to using renewable energy resources, but what is it exactly? From solar to wind, find out more about alternative energy, the fastest-growing source of ...

When humpbacks get stuck in fishing gear, their friends stick around to help. Are whales altruistic? A new scientific paper and a video present a compelling case the answer is “yes.” ...

It’s an ongoing debate on TikTok: A couple wonders why one of them can smell ladybugs and the other can’t.. Below that video, one commenter notes that ants smell, too, like a “combo of ...

“When there is no water, nothing green, the sand becomes very strong, a very fast enemy,” says Sbai. “It takes a lot of land.” The desert is pressing in from every direction.

How to photograph the stars. From basic techniques to the kit you need, plus where to go to capture the best pictures, here’s how to get started in astrophotography.

This Harley-Davidson took the world’s first motorcycle ride powered by solar fuel. The bike motored along the shores of Switzerland’s Lake Zurich thanks to a new type of sustainable energy.