The ancient Maya may have had sophisticated dentists

Centuries before the advent of novocaine electric drills and x-rays, the ancient Maya may have been closing tooth cavities ...

The extraordinary life and quiet death of the world's largest iceberg

At the time, the iceberg was roughly 3x the size of New York City. The ship, the Ocean Endeavour, is seen absolutely dwarfed by it. This images show the iceberg at the start of its lifespan. The MSS ...

Join the world’s coolest science lesson in Geneva

Head to Switzerland for a tour of CERN, the world’s largest particle physics research laboratory, to discover the secrets of ...

What this feathered ‘dino-stork’ can tell us about the last days of the dinosaurs

In the fifth episode of our Stones & Bones video series, National Geographic digital editor Nicholas St. Fleur explores how a newly discovered, turkey-sized raptor shows that dinosaurs in South ...

Was Molly Pitcher a real person?

John Ward Dunsmore's oil painting "Molly Pitcher at Battle of Monmouth." For generations, Molly Pitcher has been celebrated as a Revolutionary War heroine. But historians say the stories of several ...