By the multitudes, breeding king penguins come ashore each year to stake a claim on Possession Island.

With turmoil all around them, residents barely remember what life under a stable government is like.

How do you spread your genes around when you're stuck in one place? By tricking animals into falling in love.

Sunlight bathes us in far more energy than we could ever need—if we could just catch enough.

DNA collected in Queens tells the story of human migration.

Photojournalists risk their lives to tell stories like "Shattering Somalia."

Sun-powered sights were on display at a solar-energy symposium in 1955.

Decorate your desktop with beautiful images from this month's issue of the magazine.

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 puzzle likens crosswords to orchids.