Genetic tests of ancient settlers' remains show that Europe is a melting pot of bloodlines from Africa, the Middle East, and today's Russia. Three waves of immigrants settled prehistoric Europe.

Damascus-born Mariam Zaza, 55, and her son fled to Germany in fall 2015; her two daughters are still in Syria. Photograph by Robin Hammond This story appears in the October 2016 issue of National ...

A Spy, a Map, and the Quest for Power in 16th-Century Europe In 1502, as Europeans hungrily looked to the vast new continent across the Atlantic Ocean, innovative maps of these unfamiliar ...

This story appears in the April 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. A primal heart still beats in Europe. Deep beneath the gloss of cell phone sophistication lie rituals that hark back to ...