Visiting the coast can help you relieve stress and get more active—and it may even change the way you cope with pain.

Tolsta beach is often known as Traigh Mhòr, it stretches over 1.4 miles of fine golden-white sand, backed by low grassy dunes ...

Blue-footed boobies are aptly named, and males take great pride in their fabulous feet. During mating rituals, male birds show off their feet to prospective mates with a high-stepping strut.

The winners of the National Geographic Photography Competition for amateurs and pros alike highlight the best in travel ...

With the help of the National Geographic Society ... to live more like these cultures—can be found in his book, The Blue Zones Secrets for Living Longer: Lessons From the Healthiest Places ...

This story appears in the January 2020 issue of National Geographic magazine ... the secrets of centenarians in regions he calls the blue zones. He recently returned to four of them to learn ...

At one point Ballesta spotted a blue sea slug wandering about and ... The effort, which received funding from the National Geographic Society, was intended to form a scientifically rigorous ...

have blue blood because it contains the metal copper. Photograph by JOEL SARTORE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTO ARK In humans, the protein hemoglobin carries oxygen. “Hemocyanin is just a different ...

Photograph by Caitlin Bailey, National Geographic Pristine Seas The newly discovered coral measures 112 by 105 feet. It's larger than the average blue whale, the largest animal on Earth and is ...