Trees began to quake, monkeys shrieked, and birds fled skyward. Deep in the heart of Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Selah Abong’o froze, convinced she was about to encounter something out of ...

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 ...

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 massive flood of the Tiber would be disastrous. Experts say it is not a question of if it will happen, but when. Photograph by Christian Minelli, NurPhoto/Getty Images Aldo Fiori, an hydraulic ...

The world’s oceans are running a fever—sea surface temperatures have been record-breakingly hot in the past few months. Scientists think a looming El Niño weather pattern may be partially to ...

This story is part of the National Geographic 33. A pioneer of big-mountain snowboarding, Jeremy Jones watched as helicopters made remote backcountry runs suddenly reachable, enabling access to ...