Hicks Wogan

1 month ago | nationalgeographic.com | Hicks Wogan

With daylight stretching longer and outdoor temperatures ticking upward, spring is in the air. Plants across the United States are quickening their growth, sprouting leaves and flowers as they revive the landscape. Spring will provide chances to admire the colorful transformation. Below are a few of the best places and times to witness the dramatic beauty of flowers in bloom.

Feb 12, 2025 | flipboard.com | Hicks Wogan

Feb 4, 2025 | nationalgeographic.com | Hicks Wogan

The average chicken egg can fit comfortably in the palm of your hand. This rare, fossilized specimen from National Geographic’s historical collection is more than 100 times larger. At just over a foot long and nine inches in diameter, the intact egg belonged to an elephant bird (Aepyornis maximus), a flightless herbivore endemic to Madagascar that’s been extinct since at least the 17th century.

Feb 4, 2025 | nationalgeographic.com | Mark IC Chen |Hicks Wogan

Periods of time lasting thousands, millions, or even billions of years might seem unfathomable. So Mark Chen, a photographer and teacher in Houston, decided to “visualize this very mysterious idea of deep time” in more relatable terms: the stars over our heads and the rocks underfoot. Since 2022, he’s been hiking into wild places, including national parks, at night and deploying a custom-made projector to layer NASA images of star systems onto iconic natural formations in split-second bursts.

Oct 14, 2024 | nationalgeographic.com | Hicks Wogan

Shampoos, sodas,Swiss Army knives: Many of us have discarded these items at the airport security checkpoint. But a four-pound male piglet? Airport employee He Ling came across just that in January 2017 in Chengdu, China—and made a decision few would dare. She took the animal home to live with her and her husband, Feng Li, in their 30th-floor apartment. They named him Piggy. For Feng, a retired government photographer, the animal’s domestic life has been a favorite subject ever since.