Elite Exped’s cofounder Mingma Gyabu Sherpa, known in the mountains as Mingma David, holds out hope for Purja, citing that ...

Crouched on the floor in the mud in one of the biggest cave chambers in China, one of the biggest in the world, we can hear nothing but our breathing and the drip, drip of distant water. We can see ...

National Geographic’s latest travel stories about Budapest A vibrant capital, Budapest is a study in contrasts. Andrássy Avenue and the Fifth District ooze Hapsburg-era grandeur, where Art Nouveau ...

This month brings an exceptional lineup of celestial events, with rare alignments, brilliant meteors, and dramatic eclipses ...

Famed for its excellent fossil-hunting beaches, this Georgian town on Dorset’s Jurassic Coast offers plenty of seaside distractions, from paleontology walks to seafood feasts with a view.

Tourism is booming along the former trade routes of the ancient Uzbekistan. To understand its recent transformation, Gary ...

From its abolitionist history to its hip vintage shops and leafy trails, Oberlin is a jewel of a town within easy reach of ...

It’s only relatively recently,” she added, “that archaeology has turned its attention” to the daily lives of women and other ...

National Geographic photographer Kiliii Yüyan follows the water, meeting the makers, guides, and creators whose craft is ...

A newly excavated megalithic container holding skeletal remains in Laos may help finally solve the mystery of the so-called ...

After a fragment was found in 1943 and dated to 500 B.C., the Nok terra-cotta sculptures shook up the Eurocentric academic ...

Unscathed by destructive Victorian-era excavations and modern tourism, Wogan Cavern may provide scientists with a glimpse ...