Of all the wonders and mysteries that surround the 225-foot-long medieval artwork known as the Bayeux Tapestry, perhaps the greatest of all is its survival. There are so many ways for any fragile ...

Indonesia's Raja Ampat is home to a stunning array of sea life. David Doubilet and Jennifer Hayes photographed its wonders in 2007—and returned two decades later to check in on its marine protected ...

Migraines have long been linked to blood sugar levels that are too high or too low—but for some people a different kind of metabolic dysfunction might be the real culprit.

The South Korean capital is a city of layers. Tiled 14th– and 15th- century palaces sit beneath glass-and-steel towers, and traditional markets rub shoulders with some of Asia’s most forward-thinking ...

National Geographic stories take you on a journey that's always enlightening, often surprising and unfailingly fascinating. This month—a remarkable journey to the blue heart of our planet.

Scientists spotted Alouatta matogrossensis, a new species of howler monkey, while watching videos of animals scrambling ...

Little is known about the rodent, aside from the fact that it frequents murky waterways. Once confirmed, the new find could ...

From storm-thrashed coastal beds to creative kitchens, oysters are at the heart of food culture in Ireland’s westerly ...

When codebreakers found cryptic letters in the French national library, they had no idea they were about to uncover a mystery ...

In the fifth century B.C., Athens set out to take the Sicilian city of Syracuse. A grave miscalculation and a traitor’s ...

From tiny hidden speakeasies to cocktail laboratories and lavishly repurposed mansions, Mexico City’s best bars are ...