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FOUND: Smiling Students
Students smile through the gate of Ashley Hall in Charleston, South Carolina, 1939.
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FOUND: Chicago City Balcony
Fifty-two stories high, city noises fade and vistas expand. Chicago, June 1967.
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Risk Taking
What makes an explorer face danger and press on?
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Survival Guide: Facing a Glacier
Snow leopard conservationist Shafqat Hussain describes a harrowing glacier crossing in Pakistan.
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Timeline: Megatransect
Mike Fay's 456-day hike across Africa results in 13 national parks.
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Felix Baumgartner
Felix Baumgartner is the first to break the sound barrier just by ... falling.
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Onward and Downward
Explorer James Cameron designed and built a futuristic submersible called DEEPSEA CHALLENGER.
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Everest at 50: Celebrating the Greats
Luminaries on the state of the world's tallest peak
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Read: Wright Brother's Letter to Nat Geo
Read flight pioneer Orville Wright's letter to photographer Luis Marden.
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FOUND Photos: Snack Time
Treats are given to an Italian Donkey, 1955
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Under Unspoiled Rivers
Photographer Michel Roggo Takes an Intimate Look at Water
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Pictures: Making Mount Rushmore
We look back at the sculpting of an American icon.
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Then and Now: Jane Goodall
Over the course of 50 years, Jane has witnessed the lives of three generations of chimpanzees.
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Diving Suit
The diving suit was invented while George Washington was President! Dive into this underwater timeline.
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"There's No Other Tree Like It"
New pictures reveal Tasmanian giants' "maximum gnarliness"
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Element Hunters Pictures
To find a new element these days, and push the frontiers of matter, you have to create it first.
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6 Snubbed Women in Science
These six scientists were snubbed for awards or robbed of credit for discoveries … because they were women.
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Russian Roulette With a Volcano
On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens exploded with the force of 500 Hiroshimas. National Geographic's Rowe Findley was on the scene.
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FOUND Photos: Bobbing for Apples
Four boys bob for apples, 1939.
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Then and Now: Rhinos
From Teddy Roosevelt hunting African rhinos, to rangers protecting them today
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Women Explorers Timeline
Scale mountains and dive to new depths with daring female explorers.
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Explorer Moment: 1,000-Mile Baja Trek
Carrying a surfboard and survival equipment, explorers are hiking trailless mountains.
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Then and Now: Earth's Deepest Point
How submarine technology has improved from 1960 to 2013
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Giant Mammoth Tusks of Siberia
Big finds equal big money for a growing herd of hunters.
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Explorer Moment: Capturing Kamchatka
Whitewater kayakers experience one of the last truly wild places on Earth.
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FOUND Photos: Train Spotting, '20s Style
Railroad exhibit near Baltimore, Maryland, November 1927
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Wildest Places on Earth
Just imagine what we'll find next.
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The Left Bank Ape
Take a look inside the surprising lifestyle of bonobos.
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Memorable Moments
Experience important events in National Geographic's 125-year history.
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Best Wishes From Space
NASA astronaut Kevin Ford wishes Nat Geo a happy 125th anniversary from space.
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Then & Now: Mummy Studies
See photos of Sicilian mummies and learn how examination has changed over time.
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Antarctic Expedition
Read one of the most terrifying survival stories ever.
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Risk Takers Pictures
They snare poisonous snakes, drill into glaciers, probe cat parasites—and always push the limits.
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Photo Gallery: Flashbacks
See our earliest pictures of animals, color, and more.
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Exploration's Highest Points
Celebrate Milestones in Exploration With This Gallery
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The Smallest Parts of Our World
Take a closer look at the small wonders of our world, including a gecko's toe, tiny planets, and the littlest cyborg.
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Historic Firsts
From pioneering ascents to advancements in photography
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New Age of Exploration
Our impulse to push beyond what’s known is still strong.
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World's Deepest
Explore the deepest recesses of the planet with divers, spelunkers, and submersibles.
