Discover Earth

@reinmartens captured an unforgettable series of moments from the heart of Kyrgyzstan and every photo feels like an invitation to explore 🗺️

Who else is adding this hidden gem to their travel list? 🇰🇬👇 📸 @reinmartens 

Nature

@h0rdur showing us the iconic Elephant Rock in Iceland 🐘🌋✨ Have you ever visited this spot in person? 🇮🇸 . Words from @h0rdur ⬇️ “One of the most amazing rock formations I’ve ever photographed. Here’s a collection from the famous Elephant Rock in Iceland. This natural basalt formation looks like a big elephant head with its trunk submerged underwater.” . Photos by: @h0rdur in Iceland 🇮🇸 

Discovery

They rocked the start and rolled straight into disaster 🎶🎸 Join the band and catch more runs with a new #RedBullSoapboxRace Tuesday at 9p on Discovery! 

Discovery

Who do you think would win? 100 men vs 1 gorilla… Keep in mind that silverback gorillas can throw objects weighing OVER 1,800 lbs 😳🦍 #Gorilla #100menvs1gorilla 

Discovery

🎥 + 💭: @nadia.aly.photo "Floating in the blue alongside a sleeping sperm whale feels like time stands still. 🐋💙 These gentle giants drift vertically in the water, motionless and dreaming—completely at peace. To share space with them in this vulnerable, silent state is one of the most humbling and surreal encounters you can have in the ocean. No splashes. No movement. Just breath and presence." #MarineMonday 

BEAUTIFUL DESTINATIONS

@erikaexplores reminds us why the peace of the ocean is the kind we all need 🌊✨ Captured along Cape Town’s breathtaking coastline, where golden beaches stretch for miles and rugged mountains frame every view. 🇿🇦 💙 Here are some of our favorite places to catch waves: 🏖️ Clifton Beaches: soft white sand and perfect sunset views 🌊 Camps Bay: buzzy cafés and epic Twelve Apostles backdrop 🏄 Muizenberg: colorful beach huts and laid-back surf vibes 🐬 Noordhoek: wild, wide sands and horseback rides by the sea Which one would you walk barefoot on first? 😍 📽️ @erikaexplores for @beautifuldestinations 📍 Cape Town, South Africa 

National Geographic

Below the waves lies a world of life, wonder, and surprises—and David Attenborough is showing us how important it is to protect it. Ocean with David Attenborough premieres Saturday, June 7 at 9/8c on National Geographic. Streaming next day on @DisneyPlus and @hulu. 

National Geographic

Who would win in a fight—a dinosaur or a giant crocodile? Around 75 million years ago in North America, the top predator was clear—Deinosuchus, the “terrible crocodile,” a 35-foot, five-ton giant that was larger than most dinosaurs and capable of eating them. How Deinosuchus became such a large and widespread predator has been a mystery—but a new study may finally explain how it became so dominant. Learn more at the link in bio. Illustration by Julius T Csotonyi / Science Photo Library 

National Geographic

Photo by @beverlyjoubert | There is nothing quite like this kind of farewell to the day: swaying necks etched in silhouette against the glow of a Kenyan sunset. Giraffes are iconic; they seem like permanent fixtures of the African landscape, as timeless as the savanna itself. And yet, we've been losing them—quietly, steadily, and largely unnoticed. Giraffe populations have declined by nearly 40 percent in just three decades. Today fewer than 70,000 mature individuals remain in the wild. And those declines come into even sharper focus as research once again confirms not one, but four distinct giraffe species, each facing different risks. What once seemed like a single conservation challenge now emerges as a far more fragmented and fragile picture. Conservation has to evolve with the science. If we want to keep these towering icons on the landscape, we need to move fast and focus where the risk is greatest. To see more of my work, follow me @beverlyjoubert.