The founder of the Mormon Church rocked 19th-century America with his spiritual visions, his belief in polygamy—and even a presidential run. Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder and leader of the Church of ...

Around the world, trail designers are quietly employing surprising techniques to engineer awe. You’ve probably felt it without even knowing why. Inside the creative science that’s transforming your ...

January doesn’t skimp on cosmic sightseeing. The month begins with a vibrant supermoon, continues with the year’s best Jupiter view, and ends with multiple moon-planet conjunctions. Aurora activity ...

Grand Canyon National Park is preparing an adaptive approach for the seasonal reopening of the North Rim, evaluating ...

Covering up Donald Trump’s face on an America the Beautiful pass may come with an extra cost at national park entrance gates this year. The Department of the Interior recently updated its “Void if ...

Seaweed bathing in Ireland, a trek through Africa’s first designated wilderness quiet park—we asked National Geographic staff ...

From Yosemite’s Badger Pass to little-known slopes in Washington State and Ohio, three parks offer a rare chance to ski ...

Decades ago, India’s tigers were on the brink of extinction. Slowly, their numbers have rebounded. But that ecological success has prompted a dire problem—and a race to save many of them from genetic ...

The legendary pair share their thoughts on the craft of photography, what goes into a great shot, and what they hope for the future of wildlife. Red-billed oxpeckers create a winged dance around this ...

With major eclipses, brilliant supermoons, and lineups of five or more planets, 2026 offers something awe-inspiring in every season. Here’s what to watch for. Solar prominences and their associated ...

How firmly you can squeeze your hand provides clinicians with a snapshot into your overall health—with studies consistently linking a strong grip to a healthier, longer life. Every time you twist open ...

Audio Timeline Slider: Use the left or right arrow keys to decrease or increase the slider value. Period pain, Payne says, is a key variable in health studies that may seem unrelated to menstruation, ...