More than half the people on Earth live within 120 miles (193 kilometers ... or ourselves," said marine ecologist Enric Sala, a National Geographic explorer-in-residence. "A healthy ocean means ...

The Earth's interior is composed of four layers, three solid and one liquid—not magma but molten metal, nearly as hot as the surface of the sun. The deepest layer is a solid iron ball, about ...

This is only the second time the species has been recorded while alive. “I thought it was A.I.,” says fish biologist Kory Evans.

In fact, the typical urban resident produces less CO2 than average for the country they live in. The average American is responsible for 23 tons of CO2 per year; the average Washingtonian ...

National Geographic questions what lies ahead for the planet—will it be saved or lost? So far, it’s impossible to predict. Greta wasn't the first to demand climate action. Meet more young ...

8 min read This story appears in the September 2013 issue of National ... now live. East Antarctica: The East Antarctica ice sheet is so large—it contains four-fifths of all the ice on Earth ...

like "Giants of the Deep Blue," "Kingdom of the Blue Whale," "Earth Live," "Winged Seduction: Birds of Paradise" and "Into the Grand Canyon." Disney Plus is also home to National Geographic's ...

The F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts hosted “National Geographic Live: Earth After Dark” with science photojournalist and cinematographer Babak Tafreshi on Friday, Jan. 24.

Yet more than one billion people, one-sixth of the Earth's population, actually live in desert regions. Deserts cover more than one-fifth of the Earth's land area, and they are found on every ...