Sartore is a National Geographic Explorer, wildlife photographer, and conservationist. In 2006, Sartore founded the Photo Ark project to show the world the beauty of biodiversity and inspire ...

To honor Koko's memory, National Geographic is republishing "Conversations With a Gorilla," our October 1978 cover story written by Francine Patterson, the psychologist who taught Koko how to sign.

But it might be something different.” The nonprofit National Geographic Society, committed to illuminating and protecting the wonder of our world, funded Explorer Aaron Micallef's work.

“We want this paper to encourage more research on these totally different species of monkeys in Asia,” says Andie Ang, a National Geographic explorer and research scientist at the Wildlife ...

A tent is pitched underneath the northern lights at Gates of the Arctic, the northernmost national park in the United States. This region of Alaska is among the best places on Earth for viewing ...

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(see a video on APR by the National Geographic Society ... keeping properties open to the public for hunting, camping, hiking, fishing. But in the face of implacable opposition, it also has ...

Photograph by Amy Toensing, National Geographic Image Collection But do ... improves physical and mental health. Hiking can be healthy but too much can inflame tired joints. Scientists are working ...

It took director Mateo Willis three weeks to capture this scene, which is featured in the new National Geographic Channel show Hostile Planet. The chicks hatch in late June and early July ...

These 1,000-pound creatures travel in large herds and can smell water miles away. Now, the race is on to stop them from inundating Australia’s fragile ecosystems—one camel burger at a time ...

This story is part of the National Geographic 33. A pioneer of big-mountain ... I was taking up resources,” he says. He began hiking up mountains instead and found the experience exhilarating.

Tight hip flexors, especially a deep muscle called the psoas, can silently stress your spine. Here's why this muscle deserves more attention—and how to strengthen it. Lower back pain is often ...