National Geographic

In an age of strip malls, fast food chains, and big-box stores, every small town in America looks the same. Or so it would seem if you roll down any interstate highway.

National Geographic's International Photography Contest attracts thousands of entries from photographers of all skill levels around the world every year. While this year's entry deadline has passed, there is still time to view and vote for your favorites in the Viewer's Choice competition. ...

Best of Adventure 2010: Discover this year's Adventurers of the Year, Readers' Choice Award, Must-Have Gear, Hall of Fame honoree, and more!

Even in his wildest dreams, China's first emperor, Qin Shihuangdi (Chin She-hwong-dee), could never have imagined that terra cotta warriors made to guard his tomb in the afterlife would travel the world as ambassadors of friendship between nations.

Magnetic loops create a bright white flurry over an active region of the sun's surface in a colorized video still from one of NASA's twin STEREO spacecraft.

Hosted by wildlife ecologist Taylor Edwards and veteran expedition leader Gustavo Abarca, our webinar will take you into the rain forests of Manuel Antonio and Corcovado National Parks, where monkeys, frogs, and sloths coexist with countless species of tropical birds.

''Absolutely sensational'' new pictures are rare proof that the world's largest toothed whales feed on elusive giant squid. And if researchers are right, the photos may also show a baby whale's hunting lessons.

At Halloween, pause to remember the animal ''undead''—before they remember you. From ''resurrected'' spiders to mind-controlled ants to reanimated frozen frogs, some wildlife is wild ''dead'' too.

The November issue of National Geographic magazine features a moving photograph of chimpanzees watching as one of their own is wheeled to her burial. Since it was published, the picture and story have gone viral, turning up on websites and TV shows and in newspapers around the world. ...

A leaping wolf, a feisty pet cat, and two playful Amazon dolphins feature in some of the winning pictures from this year's Veolia Environment Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.

From awe-inspiring parks to ''cruise ship hell''--see what 437 experts say are the best and worst of the world's most iconic travel destinations.

Ewan McGregor's Travel Advice: For our annual travel issue, we asked the actor to share his hard-won wisdom. All of it, by the way, applicable to non-movie stars.