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A version of this story appears in the May 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine ... our world—from the depths of the ocean to the front lines of the human journey—with an eye for ...

Lots of people are talking about Avery Jackson, a nine-year-old girl from Kansas City who is the first transgender person to appear on the cover of National Geographic. Since we shared photos of ...

Tied to Earth Day, National Geographic’s first augmented reality–enabled cover comes to life with ... If you’re reading this article on your phone, simply click HERE to open the interactive ...

This story appears in the July 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine ... In February 1982 the magazine’s cover showed a camel train in front of the Pyramids at Giza. The image produced ...

Since then, this image has run on the cover of National Geographic, appeared on posters and billboards, and circulated on the Internet. In a way, it’s become my “brand” and has led to many ...