National Geographic

Explorer Mike Fay took an 1,800-mile hike through the redwood forest, seeking its salvation.

Bryde's whales rocket through Pacific shallows to gorge on fish.

A more tolerant Islam is confronting extremism in the world's most populous Muslim country.

A rare aerial look at Libya's remote Fezzan region, where ancient societies thrived and collapsed as the rains came and went.

Five centuries ago a ship loaded with gold wrecked off a beach laden with diamonds.

Anything can be made with origami—from birds and bugs to stents and space telescopes. It's just a matter of math.

Can California save forests with the same sort of innovation it brought to the silicon chip?

Carbon footprints, digital photography, style, pop culture, life in the field--meet our bloggers and hear what they have to say on a variety of topics.

A towering headdress and plug earrings adorn a 1930s Balinese djanger dancer.

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

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

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

My Shot is your chance to have your own National Geographic web page. Here you can create and share albums, puzzles, and games based on photos you upload.