Life is hard enough for the salmon of the Kamchatka Peninsula. Now politics threatens a Russian sanctuary.

For nature's scam artists survival means lying, stealing, or vanishing in place.

The world tugs at the lovely hem of the city Thomas Mann called "half fairy tale and half tourist trap."

At an Abu Dhabi pageant, judges look for shiny hair, a long neck … and a large and symmetrical hump.

If we don’t cut fossil fuels fast enough, global warming may get out of hand. Some scientists say we need a plan B.

Kamchatka’s salmon runs are huge and healthly, but salmon heaven is threatened.

Photographer William Henry Jackson photographed Yellowstone on his 1871 expedition.

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

Submit your photo, check out Your Shot jigsaw puzzles, and see reader photos published in National Geographic.

Read about and comment on new finds in science, technology, wildlife, and more.

This month's crossword puzzle probes the threats that face Venice.