Overheard at National Geographic

For centuries, the Northwest Passage, the long-sought sea route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through north... Read more

There’s a lost continent waiting to be explored, and it’s right below our feet. We’ll dig into the deep human relationsh... Read more

For decades, the U.S. government evangelized fire suppression, most famously through Smokey Bear’s wildfire prevention c... Read more

National Geographic Explorer Tara Roberts is inspired by the stories of the Clotilda, a ship that illegally arrived in M... Read more

Sound on! From conch shells to bone flutes, humans have been making musical instruments for tens of thousands of years. ... Read more

Blood-sucking villains. Spooky specters of the night. Our views of bats are often based more on fiction than fact. Enter... Read more

Why would a scientist brave the stench of a car full of rotting meat on a 120-degree day? What can a unique whistling la... Read more

For centuries, Mexican gray wolves roamed the Southwest. But as cattle ranches spread, wolves became enemy number one, a... Read more

On assignment in the canyons of the Gila Wilderness, Nat Geo photographer Katie Orlinsky has a fireside chat with Overhe... Read more

For nearly 50 years, a group of Hawaiians have been sailing on traditional voyaging canoes using the methods that early ... Read more