He reshaped the sportswear industry and became a billionaire. Then he did something even more impressive. What’s driving Yvon ...

This story is part of the National Geographic 33. For years, Jennifer Uchendu had been warning fellow Nigerians about the imminent dangers of climate change without realizing that a related issue ...

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Better known as the Black Forager, Nelson cares deeply about the values bred by a life spent in close contact with nature.

The former pro soccer player has returned home to London with a plan to rejuvenate the city’s neighborhoods—and empower its ...

As a big-wave surfer, the Brazilian adrenaline junkie set records at the highest surf break on Earth. She’s still committed ...

Climbing, she says, allows for an “exploration of your body, of your limits, of the possibilities that you have.” She’s working to ensure people with disabilities have the chance to experience it.

To TV viewers, the Indigenous-centering series Reservation Dogs was an overnight hit. To its cocreator, the show was the ...

Surgeon Muhammad Mansoor Mohiuddin is a leader in the novel field of xenotransplantation—transferring organs from one species ...

The voice-of-a-generation star of Black-ish and Grown-ish is searching for bright spots in tricky times. “Young people rise to the occasion time and time again.” ...

The 45-year-old actor was recently named on the National Geographic 33, a list of 33 individuals who have helped to make the world a better place, and Jason is thrilled that his efforts to protect the ...