National Geographic photographer Ben Depp ... The community of Pointe-Aux-Chenes in Terrebonne Parish, at the top of the photo, flooded after Hurricane Ida. The neat rows of straight lines ...

A version of this story appears in the October 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine ... They control flooding; they provide irrigation for crops; they’re harnessed for hydropower.

Cars are one of the most expensive purchases we make, but in some states they cost a little more. We combed the data to find ...

WATER SCARCITY: While several areas of Gulistan-i-Jauhar enjoy consistent municipal water supply, the Sindh-Baloch Society is denied such a basic facility, forcing the residents to purchase costly ...

Here are 20 images of an ancient land that is being preserved for future generations. Love this gallery? Join the Your Shot community to share a photo of somewhere that's meaningful to you.

Here we reveal the winners of the 12th annual National Geographic Traveller (UK) Photography Competition. We asked you to send in photos that tell great stories, and we received thousands of ...

Photograph by JOEL SARTORE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTO ARK 1987: Montreal protocol World leaders agree to phase out ozone-depleting substances just a few years after the ozone hole is found.

Global temperatures hit record highs the past three years in a row—and the people of the Pacific have been feeling the effects. The Pacific region has experienced devastating cyclones, storm ...

A battle over plastic—a material so prolific the UN calls the 90 percent of it that ends up as trash a pollution crisis—is under way in Florida. Coral Gables, a small city of 51,000 people ...

Additionally, as regulations evolve, Pakistan can accumulate Bitcoin directly into a national wallet — marking ... where rising power costs and land scarcity limit scalability.

Research shows that certain foods really can help with depression and stress. Here’s why—and which foods help most. Fermented vegetables like kimchi are thought to bolster your mood by ...

As climate change intensifies extreme weather, two new NYU studies show 3D flood visualizations developed by a ...