It might take a little more effort than when you were younger, but it's worth it to keep your friends close.

The country aims to source 100% of its power from renewable sources by 2030.

Scientists have learned out how much energy bees use to fly when carrying heavy and light loads, and they learned about a new ability along the way.

Just because you put plastic items in the recycling bin, doesn't mean they get recycled.

Blood snow not only looks sinister, it contributes to a feedback loop that accelerates warming.

All types of whales undergo long migrations each year, and new research points to a surprising reason: They need to shed their skin.

A cashless store or even a cashless society is more convenient for businesses, so some try to avoid cash, but our society need bills and change to be equitable.

Could plastic-eating waxworms be part of the solution to our plastic pollution?

Flamingos live for decades and like to spend time hanging out with their friends.

A new book, "They Are Already Here" by Sarah Scoles, looks at the people who are obsessed with unidentified flying objects — but for different reasons.

The similarities between coronavirus and climate change are many. It's just the time scale that's different.

'Fuel' documentary brings change to classrooms. Film's green curriculum inspires schools to switch to biodiesel buses.

Breakthrough algae oil technology unveiled in Los Angeles! Sarah Backhouse was there and give you the scoop.

Historic floods and relentless storms are expected to boost the dead zone up to 15 percent larger than ever before, experts say.

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool reopened to the public at the end of August, after an almost 2-year renovation costing $34 million. After being recently fi

Mezzo-soprano Louise Ashcroft wore a squid-like mask. As she sang, the carbon dioxide fed the algae in her mask and nearby tanks, and the algae grew over the co

Bright pink algae that light up the Arctic seafloor like Las Vegas neon are also guides to hundreds of years of climate history.

Scientists are trying to figure out why the popular tourist destination has gone dark.

A pesky species of algae is infiltrating parts of eastern Canada due to global warming

At Expo 2015, this work of 'bio-digital architecture' stands as a living, breathing spirulina snack machine.

You may not realize it, but seaweed is utterly essential to our world.

Bioluminescent algae blooms every few years on the California coast, Australia and elsewhere.

Anthropologist Robin Rodd weighs in on the mind-altering herbal drink, ayahuasca, said to have healing properties.

A new EPA rule is aimed at keeping people in the East from suffering the effects of pollution that comes from the West.

It's that time of year again! The 2016 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year competition is officially underway.

Follow NASA's lead and explore this natural wonder by air. Scientists working for NASA's CORAL project are embarking on a two-month aerial study.

When it comes to saving a near-extinct wolf species, you can't please everyone.

After being rescued as a baby, this little raccoon now lives a life of luxury in the Bahamas.

National Geographic is back at it again with one of the fiercest photography competitions of the year.

​Stretching over the Apurimac River, this suspension bridge is made of grass and rebuilt every year using traditional Inca techniques.

Photographer Seth Casteel casts his lens on the priceless expressions of rescue cats and kittens bounding and jumping through the air.

Visiting Puerto Rico? Don't forget to plan a visit to the island of Vieques, where you can take a starlit kayak trip on the world's brightest bio bay.

Mountain bikers wind through the misty temperate rain forest of Whistler, British Columbia, leaving stunning long-exposure light trails in their wake.

Dutch photographer Loes Heerink highlights the colorful diversity of Vietnam's bicycle-riding fruit sellers.

Artist and scientist Jill Pelto hopes to inspire people to take action by imbuing her dreamy paintings with hard scientific data and field research.

From Venus flytraps to pitcher plants and bladderworts, explore the wonderfully weird world of carnivorous plants.

When you set out on a mission to document all 12,000 species of captive animals, it's bound to get a little silly.

Henry David Thoreau's beloved slice of nature still exists today in the form of a Walden Pond State Reservation.

These bioluminescent gnat larvae fool their prey by beautifully imitating the night sky inside of caves.

'The Land of the Strays' is a dog's paradise.

Due to their seemingly ever-smiling demeanor, these small marsupials are the perfect selfie buddies.

A new study brings up an old argument about that weird definition of a planet.

Panorama gives viewers a glimpse of the geological landmarks in Curiosity's vicinity, including the Gale Crater Rim, Upper Mount Sharp and the Murray Buttes.

With the Earth's axis now tilting at 23.5 degrees, the northern hemisphere is at its farthest point from the sun.

Every June, the Elkmont Ghost Town in Great Smoky Mountains National Park lights up with the world's largest gathering of synchronous fireflies.

These leafy figures may be fascinating, but their comical appearance belies a sobering ecological reality.

Manhattanhenge is an urban phenomenon in which the sun sets perfectly along New York City's east-west street grid.

Native to East Asia, these frequently misrepresented animals are gentle creatures that serve as major icons in Japanese culture.

A spooky face emerges from the sun's corona in this image captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory.

Bust out your ugly Christmas sweater, cast off your inhibitions, and swallow your pride. It's tacky holiday sweater season.