How to take larger-than-life photos of the world’s tiny creatures. Photographer and National Geographic Explorer Anand Varma offers his tips for mastering macro photography—a surprising ...

As a kid, I dreamed of becoming a marine biologist and living my life by the sea. Since I grew up in a landlocked suburb of Atlanta, I lived out this fantasy by setting up aquariums at home. At 14 ...

Macro lenses are helpful for these intimate shots, allowing animals’ personalities to come through. An American crocodile swims in Cuba's Gardens of the Queen National Marine Park.

From groundbreaking research to the beauty of marine sanctuaries teeming with life, these images shine a spotlight on the ocean and the Explorers who champion it.

Cristina Mittermeier is a Mexican-born marine biologist, activist, and National Geographic magazine photographer who pioneered the field of conservation photography.

From a praying mantis braving a suburban Texas backyard to a beetle’s first day in the African savannah, National Geographic’s “A Real Bug’s Life” — narrated by Awkwafina — takes audiences through the ...

Teeming with life, coral reefs occupy less than one percent of the ocean floor but sustain 25 percent of marine species. These hubs of biodiversity now face existential threats, from ocean warming ...

Those eggs compete for space with a host of marine life, like zooplankton and clownfish. Aiding Conservation Corals are a major part of reef ecosystems, but they're far from the only habitats.

When President Barack Obama enlarged the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument around Hawai’i to 1,510,000 square kilometers, marine conservationists around the world rejoiced.