For an alternative to the fast-paced capital and its crowded tourist haunts, consider the country’s small towns, shaped by ...

Located along Sri Lanka’s southeastern coast, Kumana National Park is renowned for its large waterbird colonies and its vital ...

MUMBAI: A census reveals at least 54 leopards in Sanjay Gandhi National Park, highlighting coexistence of wildlife amid ...

A recent government survey reveals a thriving leopard population of 54 in Mumbai's Sanjay Gandhi National Park and Aarey ...

They also can remain submerged for over 20 minutes. PHOTOGRAPH BY Paul Nicklen, National Geographic Image Collection By mid-December, as the Antarctic summer approaches, the chicks have started to ...

It’s been a remarkable journey for 28-year-old Aishwarya Sridhar, the only daughter of Sridhar Ranganathan, a former Vodafone ...

By Shreya Dasgupta Shy, solitary leopards might lose out to tigers and lions in the game of charisma, but the rosette-patterned big cats are incredibly adaptable — they can survive in the densest of ...

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 ...

asked the 78-year-old director of the University of Washington’s Center for Ecosystem Sentinels and a National Geographic Explorer. “They’re comical, they’re curious, they’re endearing.” ...

(Related: Find out why Brașov made National Geographic's Best of the World 2025.) The Matca Hotel, a Relais & Châteaux property, features 18 rooms, 20 villas, a spa, and a gym with views of the ...

A version of this story appears in the May 2025 issue of National Geographic magazine. Based in Syracuse, New York, National Geographic Explorer Amy Toensing photographed communities and paddlers ...

intramural clinical director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. “If the brain isn’t functioning properly, people call it brain fog.” Yet experts distinguish ...