Coolest. Field. Ever.
Photo and caption by Misha De-Stroyev / National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest Located in Henningsvær in Norway’s Lofoten Islands might is one of the coolest locations for a...
View ArticleEarly Highlights from the 2018 Nat Geo Travel Photographer of the Year Contest
Contest entry period ends May 31st, 2018 National Geographic invites photographers from around the world to enter the 2018 Travel Photographer of the Year contest. The grand-prize winner will be...
View ArticleAll Aboard in Bangladesh
Photo and Caption by YOUSUF TUSHAR / National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest In the bustling photo above we see the chaotic scene at a train station during “Eid-al Adha” one of...
View ArticleHow Termites Inspired a Building that Can Cool Itself
How do you cool a building without air conditioning? Using an approach called biomimicry, see how architect Mick Pearce harnessed the ingenuity of termites to design a natural cooling system for the...
View ArticleThe 2018 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Winners
A photograph of a humpback whale calf’s tail has earned Reiko Takahashi of Japan the prestigious grand-prize in the 2018 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year contest. Takahashi will...
View ArticleThis Sahara Railway Is One of the Most Extreme in the World
The Mauritania Railway, opened in 1963, consists of a single, 704-kilometer (437 mi) railway line linking the iron mining center of Zouerat with the port of Nouadhibou. Trains on the railway are up...
View ArticleThis 360 Video is as Close As You’ll Ever Get to Free-Soloing El Capitan
Last summer legendary rock climber Alex Honnold became the first person to ever scale the iconic nearly 3,000-foot granite wall known as El Capitan without using ropes or other safety gear,...
View ArticleThe Amazing Winners of the 2019 National Geographic Travel Photo Contest
Chosen from thousands of entries, National Geographic has unveiled the grand prize winner of the 2019 Travel Photo Contest. Weimin Chu’s winning photo, “Winter in Greenland” depicts the fishing...
View ArticleIncredible Shape-Shifting Cuttlefish Morph Into Hermit Crabs Right Before...
Researchers from the University of the Ryukus in Japan observed these pharaoh cuttlefish mimicking hermit crabs. The cephalopods’ amazing ability to change colour and shape was on full display in...
View ArticleDrone Captures Cruise Ship Narrowly Passing Through the World’s Deepest Canal
The Corinth Canal in Greece is the world’s deepest man made waterway, with walls soaring 79m (260 ft) tall and some areas as narrow as only 25m (82 ft) wide. Engineering geologist, Haris Saraglou,...
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