While 780 million people live in countries where same-sex relationships are legal, 2.8 billion people live in countries where consensual same-sex acts are a crime. Photojournalist and activist Robin Hammond, who photographed the 2017 Gender Revolution issue of National Geographic magazine, has dedicated his life to documenting human rights issues and is actively working to make a difference in the lives of people around the world. While on assignment in Nigeria for National Geographic,...

While 780 million people live in countries where same-sex relationships are legal, 2.8 billion people live in countries where consensual same-sex acts are a crime. Photojournalist and activist Robin Hammond, who photographed the 2017 Gender Revolution issue of National Geographic magazine, has dedicated his life to documenting human rights issues and is actively working to make a difference in the lives of people around the world. While on assignment in Nigeria for National Geographic,...

While 780 million people live in countries where same-sex relationships are legal, 2.8 billion people live in countries where consensual same-sex acts are a crime. Photojournalist and activist Robin Hammond, who photographed the 2017 Gender Revolution issue of National Geographic magazine, has dedicated his life to documenting human rights issues and is actively working to make a difference in the lives of people around the world. While on assignment in Nigeria for National Geographic,...

Join Parag Khanna, a leading global strategist and best-selling author, for a journey through the emerging global network civilization in which megacities compete over connectivity instead of borders. Discover how 21st-century conflict is a tug-of-war over pipelines, Internet cables, advanced technologies, and market access, and see that underneath a world that appears to be falling apart there is a new foundation of connectivity pulling it together.

Renowned neuroscientist Richard Davidson is finding that happiness is something we can cultivate and a skill that can be learned. Working with the Dalai Lama, Davidson is investigating the far-reaching impact of mindfulness, meditation, and the cultivation of kindness on human health and well-being. In part two, Davidson talks about his research findings and the four fundamental components that, he has found, contribute to well-being: resilience, positive outlook, attention, and generosity.

Renowned neuroscientist Richard Davidson is finding that happiness is something we can cultivate and a skill that can be learned. Working with the Dalai Lama, Davidson is investigating the far-reaching impact of mindfulness, meditation, and the cultivation of kindness on human health and well-being. In part one, Davidson talks about his research findings and the four main areas of scientific research that support his work: neuroplasticity, epigenetics, mind/body communication, and innate...

In a short time, Pope Francis has emerged as a dynamic, energizing, and often controversial figure in the Catholic Church. National Geographic magazine offered an unprecedented look at Francis in its August 2015 issue. Join magazine Editor in Chief Susan Goldberg, photographer Dave Yoder, and writer Robert Draper, along with Washington, D.C.'s Cardinal Donald Wuerl, for an intimate discussion about Pope Francis and National Geographic's coverage.

Renowned author and chef Marcus Samuelsson shares his journey to the top of the culinary world and decision to open his own restaurant, Red Rooster, in a neighborhood hungry for quality, affordable food.

Seasoned National Geographic photographers join aspiring South Sudanese photographers, empowering the youth to tell the story of their country as only natives can.

War between religious-based militias in Central African Republic is ravaging the nation. National Geographic writer Peter Gwin and photographer Marcus Bleasdale journey to the region to understand the cause of the conflict and what might be done to stop it.

Washington, D.C., restaurant veterans swap fascinating tales from inside the restaurant industry and explore the rise of celebrity chefs, the push for local and organic food, and the role food plays in human connection.

Trailblazers in neuroscience, Dr. Christof Koch and Dr. John Donoghue, reveal mind-blowing insights on how the brain turns thought into voluntary behaviors and how that knowledge is empowering victims of neurological trauma with regained physical abilities.

Peter Vesterbacka, creator of the "Angry Birds" franchise, explains his team's mission to combine education and entertainment, while Rhett Allain explores physics through the game's lens.

Get the inside story behind crafting the text in the world's best known magazine directly from its renowned writers and editors.

National Geographic Young Explorer Emily Ainsworth is a fearless anthropologist/photographer who joins a Mexican circus and gains privileged insight into the brighter and darker sides of a world of magic, masquerade, and skill.

Jared Diamond, a National Geographic explorer-in-residence and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, studies how traditional societies around the world treat the aging members of their tribes, and suggests that these cultures have much to teach us about the treatment of our elderly.

National Geographic Emerging Explorer Daniel Raven-Ellison gives the conventional definition of ‘geography’ a radical overhaul and challenges people to experience new and familiar places in surprising and explorative ways.

Join Bill Nye and leading NASA scientists as they celebrate 50 years of enthralling solar system exploration, and look forward to what's to come.

Director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Dr. Charles Elachi gives a behind-the-scenes look into "Seven of Minutes of Terror," the video documenting the unprecedented and historic Mars rover landing in August 2012.

Juan José Valdés, a child refugee from Cuba, relates how he became the cartographer of the National Geographic Society and produced its first map of Cuba in over 100 years.

Award-winning travel writer Christopher Baker takes us on a tour of Cuba—and an unexpected encounter with the saints of Santeria.