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The Keys to Discovery

Learn about "markers of descent," and find out how they allow us to create a family tree for everyone alive today.
Emerging Explorer Class of 2012 Announced

Meet these visionary, young trailblazers from around the world.
How to Gigapan a Space Shuttle

Go behind the scenes with one of the photographers who made our new "intimately detailed" HD panoramas of the NASA spacecraft.
The Bionic Age

Discover how life is changing for "tomorrow's people"—those with missing body parts that have been replaced by devices connected directly to the body's nerves.
Biomimetics: Design by Nature

What has fins like a whale, skin like a lizard, and eyes like a moth? The future of engineering.
Cloned Species

Bringing extinct species back to life is no longer considered science fiction. But is it a good idea?
The Secrets of Long Life

Residents of Okinawa, Sardinia, and Loma Linda, California, live longer, healthier lives than just about anyone else on Earth.
The God Particle

The Large Hadron Collider's purpose is simple but ambitious: to crack the code of the physical world; to figure out what the universe is made of; in other words, to get to the very bottom of things.

Steady Hands and Fins

Photographer David Doubilet photographs stingrays, sharks, and more.
Survival Guide: Dodging Locusts

Swarm behaviorist Iain Couzin has a toxic reaction to a locust at the same time his team runs out of food.

Go Inside the God Particle

See how physicists will use a giant atom smasher in hopes of finding the so-called God particle.
Virtual Monkey

A study has monkeys directing a "virtual hand" through electrical brain impulses.
Match Game

Test your memory with our My Shot match game.

Solar Storms Pictures

The space-weather forecast for the next few years: solar storms, with a chance of catastrophic blackouts on Earth. Are we prepared?
Terra-Cotta Army Pictures

Archaeologists and artists, armed with the latest tools and techniques, are bringing the life-size army of painted clay soldiers back to life.
Visions Pictures

Each month, National Geographic magazine features breathtaking photographs in Visions of Earth. Browse through visions of the world as seen through a photographer's eye.