From groundbreaking research to the beauty of marine sanctuaries teeming with life, these images shine a spotlight on the ...

Big animals of the ocean go about their days mostly hidden from view. Scientists know these marine megafauna—such as whales, ...

The group also worked with National Geographic Society’s Pristine Seas project, an initiative to protected 20 of the ocean's wildest places by 2020. Ascension Island will be the 22nd marine ...

This national seashore in California offers visitors a wide array of beaches, cliffs, lagoons, and wildlife reserves to ...

A sweeping new study is helping pinpoint where whales, sharks, turtles, and other ocean giants need the most protection and ...

A new study finds that microplastics and nanoplastics accumulate at higher levels in the brain than in the liver and kidney. A colorized computed tomography (CT) scan of the brain revealing blood ...

Shot by Paul Nicklen and Cristina Mittermeier of the nonprofit group Sea Legacy, and published on National Geographic in early December, the video ignited a firestorm of debate about what ...

The mountains had been slowly sinking until their summits were level with the ocean’s surface ... The nonprofit National Geographic Society, committed to illuminating and protecting the wonder ...

My dream was to be an ocean explorer and photographer, sharing all that I saw and learned. In my 26 years of capturing images for National Geographic, I’ve been fortunate to work on all seven ...

No matter if you’re a regular beach dweller, a seafood aficionado, or just a loving steward to Mother Earth, let’s celebrate ...

Sandy Island, South Pacific Some places that do exist don’t show up on maps, while other places that don’t exist do. One ...

Photographer and Costa ambassador Andy Mann ventures to a Chilean archipelago that draws comparisons to the Galápagos.