Sixty-six million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous Period, an asteroid impact near the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico ...

I n the McMurdo Sound region of Antarctica, there lives a species of sponge known as the giant volcano sponge ( Anoxycalyx ...

This National Geographic book is much more than a coffee table tome, although you could easily spend hours just poring over the photographs: black-and-white reproductions from Shackleton’s voyage, and ...

The world's largest iceberg is moving towards a remote British penguin sanctuary north of Antarctica. Read more.

Citizen historians have spent decades searching for the original text of Shackleton’s advertisement. Now, some say it might ...

As climate change brings more boats to the Arctic, the U.S.'s need for boats that can cut through the ice has also increased.

In politics, desert has become a useful noun, while adjectives help tell the story. As noted last week, a child care desert ...

Cruises often bring to mind sunny ports of call, beachy cocktails and days spent poolside. But there are plenty of cold-weather – or at least cooler – sailings worth layering up for. Here are some ...

G Adventures has always placed a high premium on incentivizing its advisor partners. Its annual G-Normous program will mark its 12th year in 2025. Running through April 30, the program includes a mix ...

The GNIS contains more than one million records for geographic features in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the ...

A photographer went to South Georgia hoping to find a yellow penguin he saw three years ago. Instead, he found an even rarer ...

It is here we’ll board the National Geographic Explorer to discover the tranquility of the Antarctic Peninsula. Witness massive glaciers and endless white mountains rolling to the horizon. Enjoy the ...