Olena Mykhailivna Loboda, a mathematics teacher, teaches remotely from her empty classroom at School No. 2 in Chernihiv, Ukraine, in this image from the 2026 Giga Photo Award competition. Due to the ...

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Follow National Geographic photographer Sofia Jaramillo as she journeys through the region's distinctive landscapes, from the ...

The sneaky virus poses serious health threats if it goes on to become a chronic disease. Clinical trial results suggest a new ...

Summer stargazing begins with some spectacular sights, including the hyped conjunction of Jupiter and Venus, which get close enough to view together via binoculars.

The trove of grave goods includes diadems and gold mouthpieces and show merchants on Cyprus were extremely well-connected ...

With the global celebrations for Sir David Attenborough’s 100 th birthday shining a light on the pioneering wildlife documentaries that first brought the magnificence of the natural world to our ...

A new blue octopus species, Microeledone galapagensis, was recently discovered near Darwin Island in northern Galápagos.

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Scientists are listening in on sperm whale conversations and studying Earth's strangest microbes to prepare humanity for ...

Peru's first great empire left no written records. Now, archaeologists are piecing together who the Wari were with the help ...

It’s both a blue moon and a micromoon. While the moon won’t actually appear blue, the combination highlights an unu ...