From thousands of shots by National Geographic's photographers, here are the moments that inspired the most. Join the celebration by sharing your own defining images of 2025!

Scientists have discovered one of the largest known sea creatures – a coral the size of two basketball courts – off the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific. The coral is believed to be several ...

Uruguay's government has approved seismic studies in deep waters of the South Atlantic to determine whether the country has ...

A jaguar that snuck up on a photographer trying to spot an armadillo, a polar bear sitting on a sperm whale, and more take ...

As 2025 inches towards its end, National Geographic is celebrating the year by dropping its annual Pictures of the Year 2025, “highlighting the images that most inspired and defined the past year ...

Coral reefs may seem like paradise, but they are being degraded by a range of global and local factors, including climate ...

Over the past 250 million years, periods when coral reef growth has peaked have coincided with big rises in sea temperatures ...

Each year, National Geographic highlights a collection of the most compelling images captured by Nat Geo photographers over the past 12 months in their "Pictures of the Year." For 2025, Nat Geo ...

The planet has been flipping between two main modes of carbon recovery depending on the state of coral reefs, new research ...

When we think of coral reefs, we picture bright fish, clear water and colourful corals. But reefs have also shaped the planet ...

Coral reefs have long been celebrated as biodiversity hotspots—but new research shows they have also played a much deeper ...

Since 2006, the project has photographed 17,000 species in the world’s zoos, aquariums, and wildlife sanctuaries.