Follow National Geographic photographer Sofia Jaramillo as she journeys through the region's distinctive landscapes, from the ...

The trove of grave goods includes diadems and gold mouthpieces and show merchants on Cyprus were extremely well-connected ...

The sneaky virus poses serious health threats if it goes on to become a chronic disease. Clinical trial results suggest a new ...

Pigeons and other birds can do it. So can sea turtles and spiny lobsters, moths and mole rats, gray whales and big brown bats. Many members of the animal kingdom can detect the subtle undulations of ...

Summer stargazing begins with some spectacular sights, including the hyped conjunction of Jupiter and Venus, which get close enough to view together via binoculars.

A new blue octopus species, Microeledone galapagensis, was recently discovered near Darwin Island in northern Galápagos.

Cheering crowds, fast horses, dramatic accidents, and even a little sorcery made up a typical day of chariot racing in Rome ...

Peru's first great empire left no written records. Now, archaeologists are piecing together who the Wari were with the help ...

It’s both a blue moon and a micromoon. While the moon won’t actually appear blue, the combination highlights an unu ...

Scientists are listening in on sperm whale conversations and studying Earth's strangest microbes to prepare humanity for ...

Northern Utah’s Great Salt Lake—the largest saltwater lake in the western hemisphere—is rapidly disappearing and by some ...

Spectacular stargazing, swamp walks, and roadside gator sightings await adventurous travelers at America's first national ...