More than 150 giant tortoises have been reintroduced to Floreana Island in Ecuador's famed Galapagos archipelago where they ...

Giant tortoises have returned to Floreana Island in Ecuador's Galapagos archipelago as conservationists release 158 juvenile hybrids to restore the ecosystem.

Long before the Spanish arrived, a coastal people thrived—and vanished. The Manteno left behind ruins, relics, and a mystery that’s still unfolding.

With some of the world’s clearest skies, the Elqui Valley on the edge of the Atacama Desert offers an unparalleled lens into ...

The tragedy of Romeo began long before the frog found fame as the last of his kind. Starting in the 1970s, scientists started noticing something troubling in the amphibian world: the decline and, in ...

Scientists once thought that a male frog dubbed Romeo was the last of his kind. Then, when more Sehuencas water frogs were ...

Seaweed bathing in Ireland, a trek through Africa’s first designated wilderness quiet park—we asked National Geographic staff and contributors for their favorite places to escape the stress and noise ...

Video showed diplomatic staff blocking the agent from entering on Tuesday morning. By Max Bearak and Ali Watkins Ecuador’s foreign ministry said it lodged a formal diplomatic protest with the United ...

National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions is celebrating a major milestone this year, marking 60 years since expedition travel, as we now know it, first began. On January 23, 1966, Swedish explorer ...

Colombia and Ecuador punished each other with dueling levies Thursday on fuel and other imports, escalating a trade and diplomatic feud over narco activity on their shared border. Quito accuses ...

LOS ANGELES -- Will Smith has been a sensation in the entertainment world for decades, from a musician to a television and film actor, from an online creator to a National Geographic Explorer with ...

Get a local’s view on this state capital, with its distinct Western heritage, neon-lit neighbourhoods and lush green spaces. Travellers can learn more about the history and culture of the American ...