The octopus is having its moment, and for good reason: According to recent research—laid out so vividly in the National Geographic documentary “Secrets of the Octopus”—the eight-legged ...

This story appears in the November 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine ... just within the sweep of my binoculars. It was a spectacle of extraordinary abundance, a reminder of what America ...

Feb. 5-9, thousands of residents and tourists will flood the streets of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, for the annual Steamboat Winter Carnival. For more than 111 ... Read more The post Steamboat Winter ...

However, National Geographic praised Breckenridge for being ... Anchorage, Alaska: Praised for its "snowy spectacles." Mount Rainier, Washington State: A "wildflower spectacle" that includes ...

This story appears in the June 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. In an earthen pit in central China, under what used to be their village’s persimmon orchard, three middle-aged women ...

His photos appear frequently in National Geographic magazine ... We revel at the ways it transforms our world into glorious spectacles. We curse our inability to make it do what we want.

Witness a rare celestial event as the moon aligns with Uranus and other planets throughout February, visible even in ...

Monotypic. Length 5.5". The bright yellow spectacles, throat, and breast of this vireo are distinctive. Its wings are dark gray, with 2 bold, white wing bars. The crown and back are olive ...

This story ran in the June 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. Rooftop farms have sprung up so quickly in American cities over the past decade that even the USDA doesn’t know how many exist.

Steller sea lion breeding is one of nature's great mass spectacles. When these giants thunder ashore, their favored beaches, called rookeries, disappear under their numbers. Young pups are ...

For more than 111 years, the festival, once ranked by National Geographic as one of their Top Ten Winter Carnivals in the World, has been a major draw for the town. First held in 1914, just 39 ...