Nina Strochlic

With his organization, Conserv Congo, he rescues wild animals from traffickers and brings criminals to justice.

Why do we explore? It’s just what humans do. But how we define it is changing.

Rolex National Geographic Explorer of the Year Shabana Basij-Rasikh was driven away by the Taliban. Undeterred, she hopes to build a global model for educating displaced children.

See all 10 of the top photographs and find out how perseverance—and a ton of patience—got Karthik Subramaniam the grand-prize-winning shot.

Fossilized whales, temples to crocodile gods, and a thriving pottery scene draw day-trippers from Cairo to the bucolic Fayoum region.

An innovative VR project brings victims of the largest forced migration in modern history back to the ancestral villages and cities they fled long ago.

Before Cox’s Bazar became home to hundreds of thousands of refugees, it was Bangladesh’s favorite vacation spot and still provides a classic day at the beach for tourists.

Blissful escapes to the mountains of New York became the stuff of legend in many Jewish families. Is a revival in the works?

The Appian Way symbolized the Roman Empire’s might. Now Italy is restoring the ancient road, hoping to create a pilgrimage route through history.

Buried during the Stone Age, this woman once roamed the forests of northern Sweden. Now archaeologists have reconstructed her face.

Amid her own health crisis, a photographer sought to portray those most vulnerable to COVID-19—and understand how they’ve managed.

Amid her own health crisis, a photographer sought to portray those most vulnerable to COVID-19—and understand how they’ve managed.

Staff at this hospital in Belgium managed three pandemic waves with hardly a moment to rest—then they reached a breaking point.

An Amish refuge, a college town, and the “Ellis Island of the South” are resettling more refugees per-capita than any other U.S. cities.

Nearly a million artifacts spanning four centuries of New York history were stored at the World Trade Center. These are the stories they told.

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In a journey known as “the game,” thousands of migrants are facing treacherous conditions in Bosnia as they pursue asylum.

From a fast food manager to a Syrian refugee doctor, meet the people still showing up for work.

Diagnosed with autism at age three, Stephen Wiltshire is now famous for producing highly detailed scenes after just a brief glance.

The world’s second largest refugee camp is slowly but surely transforming into a permanent city.