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

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!

Few figures in history have done more to change our understanding of the natural world. We celebrate Jane Goodall’s remarkable life with rare images from the National Geographic archives.

Hamilton, the zoologist who dedicated his life to saving Africa’s elephants from systematic slaughter—despite being nearly ...

A full moon rises in the skies over Cayucos Drive in San LUis Obispo a little before 9 p.m. on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. The ...

The Tale of Silyan' and 'Apocalypse in the Tropics' won the top prizes at the IDA Documentary Awards in Los Angeles.

The TIFA Photographer of the Year 2025 has been shooting portraits in the ruins of her own neighborhood after Russian ...

One Reddit user shared this sense of hopeless frustration in the r/arborists subreddit: "Population has exploded in my area," ...

DSLR, mirrorless, and drone technology, combined with a sharp eye for composition and light, earned the International ...

This winter is predicted to be a particularly good one for spotting the green-hued celestial clouds in the night skies of the ...

Valerie Bertinelli Shares the Unconventional Thanksgiving Plans She Has for 2025 Six-figure earners are ‘living the illusion of affluence’ while working side hustles, skipping meals, and pretending ...

The northern lights could return to Ohio as another solar storm targets the Earth. Here's when the aurora could glow overhead ...