I desired dragons with a profound desire,” fantasy writer J.R.R. Tolkien once said about his childhood imagination, ...

Twenty-five years ago, National Geographic Explorer Mei Zhang met Tibetan ... (Related: Rediscovering China’s ancient Tea Horse Road, a branch of the famous Silk Road.) Nuodeng, a former Tea ...

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Greek sources portrayed the Achaemenid kings, as indulgent and ruthless—all but Cyrus II. Why was this enemy ruler the only ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK ... From my room in the medieval cloisters, I follow them along the ancient passage into the cathedral and take a seat in the ...

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Greece will spend 25 billion euros ($27 billion) through to 2036 in the "most drastic" defence overhaul in its modern history, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday. The drive ...

The fork’s journey from reviled symbol of moral decay to utilitarian instrument is a story of power, privilege, and ...

The famous Parisian museum announced the Mona Lisa is moving into her own gallery. The change will actually help visitors ...

"A person came to the back of the cave and went through their hunting gear piece by piece: 'This is good. This is not good. I need to remake this leather pouch a little bit.' And then went on ...