Biomimetics is the young science of adapting designs from nature to solve modern problems.

Are India's rickshaws a symbol of exploitation? Or just a handy way to get around?

Golden beaches and soaring cliffs make this rugged edge of Hawaii a paradise on Earth. But tourists and trash take a toll.

On the savannas of Senegal, chimpanzee "technology" offers clues to our own evolution.

More and more, the faithful are flocking to pilgrimage sites on and off the beaten path.

Hundreds of birders around New Jersey compete to become the World Series of Birding champion.

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Each month, National Geographic features breathtaking photographs in Visions of Earth.

Editor in Chief Chris Johns writes about the challenges of covering the war-torn area of Sudan.

Over 100,000 children worldwide have noma, a gangrenous infection thriving among poor sanitation and malnutrition.

Fish scales stood in for sequins on a dress that was "the latest to be worn by women."