People are flocking to West Coast beaches because of the warm water brought by El Niño, but so are stingrays, leading to more injuries than last year. By studying ray behavior, scientists hope to find out where on the beach rays are more likely to sting. 🔗 on.natgeo.com/ZREyMgMostrar mais

Photographing big cats isn’t easy. An image of a tiger can take months of planning, and National Geographic photographer Steve Winter knows that better than most. Drawing on decades of experience with jaguars, tigers, lions, and other big cats, he shares some techniques. 🔗 on.natgeo.com/s3QqlwMostrar mais

Imagine watching millions of butterflies fill the trees, herds of reindeer cross the tundra, or huge flocks of birds take to the skies. Around the world, these seasonal wildlife gatherings offer the chance to see animals in extraordinary numbers. 🔗 on.natgeo.com/ZKJZwv

With decades of experience behind them, older female orcas are often the pod's most valuable leaders. After they've reached menopause, they continue to play a crucial part in helping their family survive. #NatGeoQueens is streaming on @DisneyPlus and @hulu.

For years, researchers speculated that a plane-shaped object submerged in the lagoon on the Pacific island of Nikumaroro could be Amelia Earhart's missing aircraft. But a recent expedition has found that the “Taraia Object” is far more mundane: on.natgeo.com/2KUPqO

Why haven't we found any evidence of alien civilizations? The answer could be simple. Discover more about LOST IN SPACE: 5,000 Facts for Navigating the Universe: on.natgeo.com/93P5vi

Three-toed sloths spend nearly all their time in the trees, even mating and giving birth while suspended from tree branches 🦥

There's no shortage of experiences worth planning a trip around. For our annual Best of the World 2027 list, we asked National Geographic’s global community of writers, photographers, and explorers to select the top 25 destinations that could inspire your next adventure.

Shaped by Nat Geo’s global community of writers, photographers, and explorers, our #BestOfTheWorld 2027 list is here, offering more reasons to explore every corner of the globe. Discover 25 remarkable destinations across six continents: on.natgeo.com/LGg3Xq

From Oscar®-winning filmmakers Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and @jimkchin, discover an intimate portrait of two elite ski mountaineers bound by love and the pursuit of the impossible in Everest: The Other Side.

Wolves have returned to Denmark after a 200-year absence. As farmers report livestock losses and residents encounter these predators near their homes, disagreements over how to handle the growing population have intensified. 🔗 on.natgeo.com/QvaVoD

Gentoo penguins plunging into Antarctic waters are featured in this month’s Photos of the Day collection. Beyond wildlife, photographers captured cultural traditions and landscapes shaped by environmental change. See more Photos of the Day: on.natgeo.com/VuXkxO

One in seven adults will fall victim to a romance scam. To uncover the world of these predators, @MarianaVZ had to become their prey. #SuperScamMe is now streaming on @DisneyPlus and @hulu.

The only life we know of developed in a solar system, so we tend to assume extraterrestrial life would be found on a planet orbiting a sun. But scientists theorize that under certain conditions, dark and wandering rogue planets could host life, too. 🔗 on.natgeo.com/eV07nqMostrar mais

Keeping up with a pack of hunting wolves is just another day at the office for @bertiegregory and his team. #WolvesUpClose with Bertie Gregory premieres Friday, November 6 at 8/7c on National Geographic. Streaming on @DisneyPlus and @hulu.

Photographer Michael Seeley used a single 426-second exposure to capture the launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in the early hours of October 13, creating a portrait of humanity’s reach beyond Earth. See more Photos of the Day: on.natgeo.com/ZhrPre

For a long time, we knew only the planets in our cosmic backyard. Today, we know thousands of other worlds are orbiting distant stars. Discover more about LOST IN SPACE: 5,000 Facts for Navigating the Universe: books.disney.com/book/lost-in-space/

Presented by National Geographic Society in partnership with @Rolex. In the face of a changing world, these explorers are not giving up hope for our seas.

There's more to the mad hatterpillar than funky headwear. By wearing the stacked remains of its old head capsules, it confuses predators, giving it more time to escape. 🎩 #Underdogs is streaming on @DisneyPlus and @hulu.

Scientists examining fossilized tyrannosaur poop discovered a feather, marking the first time one has been found in a coprolite. The discovery may explain why some birds disappeared during the impact winter that followed the asteroid strike. 🔗 on.natgeo.com/YrKtpg

Sometimes, you've just got to stop and admire the stars 🌌

It sounds like a movie plot, but NASA really did test our planetary defenses in case an asteroid ever threatens Earth—and it worked. Discover more about LOST IN SPACE: 5,000 Facts for Navigating the Universe: books.disney.com/book/lost-in-space/

Presented by @Rolex. A simple branch becomes a fishing rod in the hands of these resourceful chimpanzees. This technique allows them to harvest algae without getting wet. #AfricaEarthsWildHome is now streaming on @DisneyPlus and @hulu.

A village in Sardinia’s Marghine mountains is now a blue zone—a region where residents 70 and older have exceptional odds of living longer. Here, reaching 100 is common, especially for women. Experts are studying various factors that could help explain why. Learn more: on.natgeo.com/JM2iCCMostrar mais

Presented by @ROLEX. Africa is a place where we can still discover new things about nature—including how humans can live in harmony with the animals who share our world. Watch Steve's full yellow chair interview on the Nat Geo YouTube channel: youtu.be/d7A3gXW7sX0

One year after her passing, we remember Jane Goodall for the curiosity that transformed our understanding of chimpanzees, the compassion that challenged how we see our place in nature, and the belief in the power of hope that inspired generations to imagine a better future.

Bad news, you can't take a deep breath without an oxygen supply on Mars. Good news, you won't get blown over by a stiff breeze. Discover more about LOST IN SPACE: 5,000 Facts for Navigating the Universe: books.disney.com/book/lost-in-space/

Presented by @ROLEX. Today's scientists aren't just exploring and documenting our world, they're creating the foundation that future scientists will need to explore and document theirs. on.natgeo.com/Q86NyT

Like something out of a cartoon, a birder in Southern California recently photographed a coyote with a dead roadrunner in its mouth. But this predator-prey interaction is far from the norm for several reasons—none of which are due to faulty equipment: on.natgeo.com/J9WmPb

When 33 miners became trapped underground in northern Chile, the whole world watched as rescuers searched for ways to bring them back to safety. #ChileanMineRescue: Race Against Time is now streaming on @DisneyPlus and @hulu.

With wings spread and head held high, this Adélie penguin presents a dapper figure as it waddles through an Antarctic colony.

Presented by @Rolex. Africa's rivers are at the center of its thriving biodiversity—and National Geographic Explorer Steve Boyes is on a mission to protect them for generations to come. on.natgeo.com/WcU4zf

How do you travel faster than the speed of light? You have to take one of the universe's back doorways. Discover more about LOST IN SPACE: 5,000 Facts for Navigating the Universe: on.natgeo.com/TGJ7Py

You don't need thousands of dollars of camera equipment to photograph the night sky. With a smartphone and guidance from astrophotographer Sadeq Hayati, you can learn how to capture phenomena like the Milky Way, star trails, and the northern lights. 🔗 on.natgeo.com/4Abo1wMostrar mais

School looks a little different for loon chicks. During their first 12 weeks, they learn essential survival skills from their parents, including how to swim, dive, and forage. #InsideTheEnchantedWaterways is now streaming on @DisneyPlus.

August’s Photos of the Day encompassed bursts of color in Nebraska's sky, a flamboyance of flamingos, and seal pups taking their first dips in the ocean. Nat Geo’s photography department picked 23 classic images to highlight alongside the stories behind them. 🔗 www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/art...Mostrar mais

Hollywood takes plenty of liberties with Ancient Rome—but gladiators really were sex symbols. While most looked nothing like the sculpted heroes portrayed on screen, multiple sources reveal why Roman society found these fighters so irresistible. 🔗 on.natgeo.com/LXxpzT

Presented by @ROLEX. National Geographic Explorer Steve Boyes has spent his life exploring Africa’s wild places and studying the patterns of the continent's wildlife. He approaches conservation through the lens of science, exploration, and—most importantly—hope.

A new species of cat has been identified for the first time in a century—and experts think that there may be even more to discover around the world: on.natgeo.com/n5nxra

New cat alert! A call from a wildlife sanctuary about a "weird cat" has led to the first new cat species discovered in over 100 years in Bolivia’s Yungas forest ecoregion. Learn more about this feline surprise: on.natgeo.com/JRuaGj

During WWI, journalist Harriet Chalmers Adams traveled to wartime Lorraine, documenting a landscape where beautiful villages and the scars of war existed side by side. Her 1917 account offers a glimpse of France during this turbulent time. 🔗 on.natgeo.com/RDqS9v

Off Pebbles Beach in Barbados, photographer Ana Elisa Sotelo joined horse handler Glenfield Clarke on a morning swim with a racehorse named Zorah. Sotelo says she was mesmerized by the way the horse and groom seemed to “become kind of like one creature.”

Millions of years from now, the traces of our lives will be buried in Earth’s layers. Plastics, silicon chips, concrete, and other technofossils may offer future archaeologists a record of how we lived, consumed, and reshaped the planet. 🔗 on.natgeo.com/yGq1qy

Nearly 5,000 years ago, the people of the Indus Valley Civilization built Mohenjo Daro. Filmmakers Haya Fatima Iqbal and Nadir Siddiqui charted this ancient city from above—and they took National Geographic readers along for the journey. 🔗 on.natgeo.com/eeE2n8

Everest: The Other Side is "nail-biting", “thrilling", and "exhilarating"! Experience it only in theaters and IMAX worldwide on October 30.

When 33 men were trapped underground in a collapsed mine, the entire world followed their struggle for survival and the race to get them out. #ChileanMineRescue: Race Against Time premieres September 25 at 8/7c on National Geographic. Streaming on @DisneyPlus and @hulu

High school teacher Kent Hups made history when he discovered the first adult T. rex trackway last year. Working with National Geographic Explorer Tyler Lyson, the pair excavated five footprints, each preserved as a 3D shape in ancient rocks: on.natgeo.com/nXm9eX

A baby auk learns how to fly in the most extreme way possible, but it's got support as it takes its first airborne journey. #IncredibleAnimalJourneys is now streaming on @DisneyPlus

Several European cities have spent years removing sewage and industrial waste from their waterways, making them fit for swimming. During a summer of unprecedented heat waves, these once-polluted urban rivers have become a popular and timely cooling option. 🔗 www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/art...Mostrar mais

One day, Phil Gordon's house will slide 247 feet (75 meters) off a sheer cliff outside of Homer, Alaska. While he could relocate to a sturdier plot of land, Gordon refuses to let his home fall—so he's moving the property to a safe distance back: on.natgeo.com/mheY63