Coronavirus Coverage
- U.S. Case Tracker
Coronavirus in the U.S.: Where cases are growing and declining
As COVID-19 deaths rise at troubling rates, the nation confronts tragic milestones while making progress on vaccine mandates.
See the Data- Global Case Tracker
Mapping the global spread of the coronavirus
Here’s the latest data on where the contagion is spreading and which countries have the most cases.
See the DataAn intimate look at how the virus upended our lives
- A World Gone Viral
An intimate look at how the virus upended our lives
Photographers in five countries show how COVID-19 became a painful, shared experience around the globe.ReadPodcast: The Virus Hunter
Coronaviruses aren’t new. In this episode of our podcast, Overheard at National Geographic, we examine what it takes to find a treatment for coronaviruses and what that might mean for the future of COVID-19.
Resources for Families
Your family can still explore the world from your home. Visit Nat Geo Family for games, lesson plans, and more for you and your kids.
Dispatches
Our journalists are documenting life on the ground from communities around the world battling the pandemic.
Grants for Educators and Journalists on the Frontlines
The National Geographic Society has launched emergency funds totalling $2.5 million to support educators pioneering new ways of teaching amid the pandemic and journalists who wish to cover COVID-19 within their own communities.
The Society looks forward to continuing our legacy by funding a diverse community of changemakers from around the world. Application deadlines vary.
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Animals
- These animals offer key clues for environmental changeThese animals offer key clues for environmental change
- Why Idaho once parachuted beavers into the wildernessWhy Idaho once parachuted beavers into the wilderness
Environment
- How can the most endangered ecosystem in the world be saved?How can the most endangered ecosystem in the world be saved?
- Climate change may be pushing rainforests to a breaking pointClimate change may be pushing rainforests to a breaking point
- Protecting the lifeline of the Okavango Delta, Video Story
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Protecting the lifeline of the Okavango Delta - Pollution and overuse threaten Florida's fragile freshwater springsPollution and overuse threaten Florida's fragile freshwater springs
- How the West’s wineries are battling ruinous wildfire smokeHow the West’s wineries are battling ruinous wildfire smoke
- The ecologically priceless trees Italy is now protecting foreverThe ecologically priceless trees Italy is now protecting forever
- To keep the lights on, New Orleans’ grid needs to change—here’s howTo keep the lights on, New Orleans’ grid needs to change—here’s how
- Okavango Eternal: Protecting a natural wonder, Video Story
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Okavango Eternal: Protecting a natural wonder - This strategy is helping the West contain wildfiresThis strategy is helping the West contain wildfires
History & Culture
- Influx of Haitian migrants overwhelms Texas border authorities
- History & Culture
- Stories of Migration
Influx of Haitian migrants overwhelms Texas border authorities - 670,000 flags in D.C. pay tribute to U.S. COVID-19 deaths670,000 flags in D.C. pay tribute to U.S. COVID-19 deaths
- Ötzi the Iceman: What we know 30 years after his discoveryÖtzi the Iceman: What we know 30 years after his discovery
- Everything you need to know about Hispanic Heritage MonthEverything you need to know about Hispanic Heritage Month
- Why Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the Jewish yearWhy Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the Jewish year
Science
- Why you may not need a COVID-19 booster yet after allWhy you may not need a COVID-19 booster yet after all
- FDA panel recommends only limited use of Pfizer boostersFDA panel recommends only limited use of Pfizer boosters
- Globs of yeast may reveal mysteries of multicellular lifeGlobs of yeast may reveal mysteries of multicellular life
Travel
- Afghans look for new ways to share their culture far from homeAfghans look for new ways to share their culture far from home
- Minneapolis is a big wheel in the urban cycling movementMinneapolis is a big wheel in the urban cycling movement
- Why is Canada making it harder to go whale watching?Why is Canada making it harder to go whale watching?
- More than a quarter of this national park is covered by glaciersMore than a quarter of this national park is covered by glaciers