Tiny, Robotic Bees Could Change the World

Tiny, Robotic Bees Could Change the World

Robert Wood, a National Geographic 2014 Emerging Explorer and award-winning engineer, is working on entirely new classes of robots—including a fleet… more

See how wildlife is bouncing back in this African park

See how wildlife is bouncing back in this African park

Meet Cambodia’s first women’s wheelchair basketball team

Meet Cambodia’s first women’s wheelchair basketball team

Your sneakers are part of the plastic problem

Your sneakers are part of the plastic problem

These peatlands could be critical to fighting climate change

These peatlands could be critical to fighting climate change

Science fiction inspires the future of science. Here’s how.

Science fiction inspires the future of science. Here’s how.

Shark tagged from submarine for first time in history

Shark tagged from submarine for first time in history

Inside the surprisingly social lives of manta rays

Inside the surprisingly social lives of manta rays

Amazon fires 'so much worse than before' say locals

Amazon fires 'so much worse than before' say locals

Tornadoes 101

What a sea snail die-off means for Californians—and the climate

What a sea snail die-off means for Californians—and the climate

These divers search for slave ship wrecks and discover their ancestors

These divers search for slave ship wrecks and discover their ancestors

See how this school of tiny fish uses bacteria to glow in the dark

See how this school of tiny fish uses bacteria to glow in the dark

Nat Geo's Aaron Huey's most epic photos

Nat Geo's Aaron Huey's most epic photos

Behind the scenes: A rumor about opiates and pangolin scales is debunked

Behind the scenes: A rumor about opiates and pangolin scales is debunked

See why this colorful ‘king of birds’ is the center of conservation efforts

See why this colorful ‘king of birds’ is the center of conservation efforts

What's the world's most littered plastic item? Cigarette butts

What's the world's most littered plastic item? Cigarette butts

This sacred golden fish thrives in Bhutan

This sacred golden fish thrives in Bhutan

How a fish might grow your next salad

How a fish might grow your next salad

For harp seal pups, survival depends on its first ten days

For harp seal pups, survival depends on its first ten days

Behind the shot: Visit the vibrant world under the Arctic sea ice

Behind the shot: Visit the vibrant world under the Arctic sea ice

Watch Arctic wolf pups on first family outing, in rare footage

Watch Arctic wolf pups on first family outing, in rare footage