A seven-year-old Cambodian boy and his python pal like to eat duck and chicken. Only the 15-plus-foot python eats 22 pounds of it weekly.

Glaciers, penguins, and hot springs are drawing cruise ships like the M.S. Explorer, whose sinking has sparked an environmental debate.

Ship accidents are "inevitable," due to the tourism surge, at least one expert says. And despite an iceberg boom, inexperienced captains may be the key culprits.

Monkeys are the tourist draw in Lop Buri, Thailand. So once a year, the town cooks up a fancy feast to thank the smaller primates for all their "monkey business."

Several of the ornamental trees, celebrated as a national symbol of spring, are flowering early, an event that some experts link to climate change.

A National Geographic tour vessel was the first boat to arrive at the scene of a sinking Antarctic cruise ship. Get an eyewitness account of the rescue of its 154 passengers and crew.

Passengers arrive in Chile after escaping their sinking ship in the icy southern seas. All 154 aboard survived the accident.

The National Geographic Endeavor was the first ship on the scene after the cruise ship Explorer sank. National Geographic Society grantee Jon Bowermaster tells what he saw.

Like Titanic, the liner sank in frigid predawn waters. But all Explorer's passengers were rescued, and a National Geographic ship was first on the scene.

Activists protest Japan's whaling, a deadly mine accident roils Ukraine, fog envelopes Dubai skyscrapers, and more.

Mineral analysis of a distinctive group of jade artifacts suggests that Southeast Asia boasted one of the largest marine trading networks of prehistoric times.

Dolphins have always liked the warm Mediterranean. Why are some of them now swimming around the Baltic Sea and playing with boats in northern Germany?

The rising sea is eating away at Copacabana and Ipanema—Brazil's most famous beaches.

Deadly seismic forces are on display at the Anak Krakatau volcano, which erupted this week. Several Indonesian volcanoes have acted up recently.

A Swiss adventurer is taking his solar-powered car on a world tour to promote conservation. His latest stop is in India.