The Ridgeway, an 87-mile walking route between Wiltshire and Buckinghamshire, passes several ancient sites that reverberate ...

In 2014, Botswana’s Okavango Delta became the 1,000th site inscribed on UNESCO’s esteemed World Heritage list. A milestone for both UNESCO and the Okavango, the honor came at ...

From vintage wine to restored frescoes, National Geographic gained access to thousands of fragile artifacts that capture the ...

After decades of dead ends, researchers have discovered a combination of genes that can generate new cells in the inner ...

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

In the sixth episode of our Stones & Bones video series, National Geographic digital editor Nicholas St. Fleur investigates a ...

Glaciers in the high heart of Asia feed its greatest rivers, lifelines for two billion people. Now the ice and snow are ...

Discover a seabird that’s as comfortable underwater as it is in midair. Learn what threats menace booby colonies around the ...

Sound effects—called Foley—add crucial value to any film. “The challenge,” says Foley artist John Roesch, “is to create ...

Asher Jay grew up thinking she was an animal. Now, she creates global campaigns to save them. We asked the multitalented ...

Those who call the harbour capital of Copenhagen home are rightly proud of its status as one of the world’s happiest cities — ...

Sleepy and conservative on the surface, the island nation of Malta is filled with archaeological mysteries that have seeped ...