March 2015 marks the 100th anniversary of National Geographic’s cartographic division—which has created maps, globes, and atlases of the ocean floor, the night sky, and everywhere in between ...

Maps have been a cornerstone of National Geographic since they were published in the first issue of the magazine, in October 1888. The year 1915 witnessed the founding of the Map Department, which ...

National Geographic maps have charted every mountain, river, lake, road, reef, fjord, island, inlet, glacier, ocean, planet, galaxy, and solar system.

A century ago, National Geographic magazine started creating supplement maps, designed to adorn walls and explore every corner of our Earth in intricate detail. Here are some of the best.

Herpetologists at the National Museums of Kenya, a government agency that manages museums and historical sites, fear that two rare snakes found only in Kenya, in two isolated spots, are both at ...

Warrior Graduation Ceremony Reveals Kenya at a Crossroads As young Samburu men become leaders, their community responds to change.

Geographer James Cheshire and designer Oliver Uberti (formerly of National Geographic) have dipped into this deluge of data to create 50 beautiful and engaging maps that reveal the wanderings of ...

The National Geographic maps can be found in their own section of Google Maps Gallery, which launched officially on February 27.

Kenya's recently discovered aquifer could help the impoverished, drought-ridden country develop. But are aquifers a sustainable source for water?

National Geographic Emerging Explorer Shivani Bhalla diffuses tensions between herders and predators in Kenya's Samburu.

Kenya Passage When a trip through the Great Rift Valley takes an unexpected turn, our writer learns a valuable lesson in survival--and kindness.

Amid a 3rd national blackout in as many months, a Kenyan government official asks police to investigate "possible acts of sabotage and coverup." ...