Kerby is a trained ecologist, geographer and photographer whose career has largely been centered on a quest to understand nature’s patterns and sharing his discoveries. Phenology, or the seasonal ...

From gentle walks winding up at bustling local tabernas to historic trails leading to spectacular viewpoints, the Portuguese island of Madeira has much to offer those willing to slow down and explore ...

This story appears in the August 2008 issue of National Geographic magazine. Voice of a forest, the red-eared monkey is the most abundant of Bioko Island ... a topographical map of the Gran ...

It showed every major island ... National Geographic Stock With his ships, his compass and sextant, and his mandate from his king, Cook too leveraged his smarts and curiosity to bring home a map ...

Gilbert H. Grosvenor, National Geographic magazine’s founding editor, is credited with saying: A map is the greatest of all epic poems. Its lines and colors show the realization of great dreams.

RICHTMYER, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CREATIVE In 1937 ... The spectacular event put Canton Island on the map—but its spotlight didn’t fade after the teams’ departure. Before leaving the island ...

8 min read This story appears in the September 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. The maps here show the world ... Cardamom Mountains stranded as an island. Predominantly desert, the ...

This story appears in the May 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine ... Although our Russian guide insists that a large island lies just ahead, I’m doubtful. But then the mists dissipate ...

This story appears in the July 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. On a winter night last June, José Antonio Tuki, a 30-year-old artist on Easter Island, did one of the things he loves ...

Once this photolettering process was refined, it was applied to our United States map supplement in the May 1933 National Geographic. Shortly thereafter, Society cartographer Charles E.

This story appears in the July 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. A few years ago Ricardo Braz was scrolling through Instagram when he spotted a picture of a tiny island made of salt in ...

Prince Edward Island National Park spans a spectacular stretch of land encompassing sand dunes, salt marshes, remnants of an Acadian forest, coastal headlands, beaches, and sandstone cliffs.