Rachel Hartigan

Their work was often unappreciated before, but they’re keeping society running during a crisis.

Meet the activists, artists, and ordinary people who are finding ways to strengthen community bonds during the pandemic.

Steve Ramirez studies the physical traces of memories in the brain.

Over six decades, his deep-sea expeditions have used technology and intuition to reveal a bounty of cultural treasures.

Their pictures capture life under lockdown: vibrant, surreal, and just outside their doors.

Jacques Cousteau’s invention of the Aqua-Lung opened the undersea realm to scientists and the public.

Josephine Akiyama claimed she witnessed Earhart’s capture by the Japanese. Elgen Long said he proved she crashed into the sea.

As one female pilot wrote, “A woman who can find fulfillment in the skies will never again need to live her life in some man’s spare moments.”

We’ve expanded into their territory and exploited them for trinkets. Now a new series, Secrets of the Elephants, wants to inspire us to save them.

Fernando Trujillo, the 2024 Rolex National Geographic Explorer of the Year, has devoted his life to protecting the Amazon’s river dolphins.