Greenville—home to Michelin’s North America headquarters and the setting for the next season of Top Chef—has transformed from ...

Rafting the Urubamba River reveals a side of the Sacred Valley few hikers ever see, with trails etched into the hillsides, birds rising from the reeds and ancient, glacier-crowned peaks standing ...

Long before Western astrology, the Chinese zodiac helped organize years, beliefs, and social life. Here’s how the system of 12 animals evolved over the centuries.

Scientists in Belgium—that celebrated bastion of ancient beer culture—are harnessing genetic breakthroughs and machine learning to reimagine how great booze gets built. Here’s how their revelations in ...

In subzero winds, hypothermia announces itself in small, easy-to-miss ways. Here’s what one Nat Geo Explorer does to combat it in some of the coldest places on Earth.

Decades ago, doctors created a test to determine which breast cancer patients should receive hormone therapy. Now, researchers are using the same tactics to advance prostate cancer treatment.

A new wave of research is showing what the old gym myths about stretching got wrong—and what you really need to do to reap its benefits.

From myth-busting outdated tips to the best search tools and AI, travel experts weigh in on how to find affordable airfare.

Winter needn’t be your off-season. There are magnificent hikes to be enjoyed on many of the continent’s coastlines and ...

Archaeologists say the 2,400-year-old ship is so well preserved that even the mast and rowers' benches have survived for millennia.

The plastic pollution crisis has been widely blamed on a handful of Asian countries, but new research shows just how much the U.S. contributes.

It's possible to experience the majesty of the Himalayas without breaking a sweat: Uttarakhand's Kumaon Hills offer routes ...