This story appears in the May 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. Nestled among white-sand beaches and brightly colored resorts, the mangrove swamps along Mexico’s Yucatán coast are a ...

The activities possible with the National Geographic Ultimate Dual stereo microscope kit are numerous and varied and will give children a good introduction to the world of microscopy. Kids who are ...

Iceland is renowned for its incredible natural beauty, so when I had the opportunity to sail nearly 1,200 nautical miles ...

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The Grand Canyon harbors a healthy population of bighorn sheep, but they are most likely seen while hiking deep into the ...

Dec. 26—Kids can join in the long-standing winter tradition of counting area birds this weekend. The Kids' Winter Bird Count will take place from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at the Shoal Creek ...

“You know, most people think the Bald Eagle is the national bird,” he said, corking the bottle. Books, newspapers, and plenty of experts made that claim. Even government websites asserted as much.

On Monday, the House of Representatives passed a bill amending the U.S. Code to officially designate the bald eagle (aka Haliaeetus leucocephalus) as the country's national bird. The Senate ...

Since National Geographic began making maps in 1915, it has recognized four oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic Oceans. However starting on June 8, World Oceans Day, it will ...

The United States is set to finally designate the bald eagle as its national bird after centuries of appearing on the country’s seal and those of nearly every federal agency. “The bald eagle ...

Taking to Reddit to share their brainwave, they listed magazines including Highlights and National Geographic for Kids, and said that they "spoke with the parents first to gauge if they thought ...