This story appears in the February 2014 issue of National Geographic magazine. Shawn Ryan recalls the hungry years, before his first big strike. The prospector and his family were living in a ...

From the southernmost tip of Chile to the frigid northern boundaries of Canada and Alaska, The Americas, narrated by Tom Hanks, takes viewers on an epic 10-part exploration of Earth’s largest ...

At more than 62 miles long, Tagish Lake stretches from the Yukon into British Columbia. In summer, the lake is surrounded by dark green spruce and formidable gray peaks. In winter, the landscape ...