A constant fixture of National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek’s journey through rural Japan was the whirligig, or as he ...

The failure to deploy rural broadband has become synonymous with excessive bureaucracy. The real story is more complicated.

The French brand has simultaneously released three new collections fitted with the R26 calibre. These launches echo the ...

There’s something magical about turning off the highway in Indiana and discovering a place that makes you question why you’ve ...

In a new study, researchers carried out the most extensive coordinated comparison of optical clocks to date by operating ...

Discovered in a remote Ottoman town in 1884, the Madaba Map is both a masterpiece of Byzantine design and a working map of Jerusalem and the sixth-century Middle East. A detail of the Madaba Map ...

Reuben Wu, a British photographer and visual artist based in Chicago, was first introduced to National Geographic as most⁠ people are: When he was a child, he enjoyed looking at the magazines ...

National Geographic spoke with Thunberg via Zoom about how her activism has changed over the past year, and how her message might survive an increasingly complex world. (This interview has been ...

Hold on to your binoculars, folks, as Nat Geo gets up close and personal with the outcasts of the animal kingdom in Underdogs, narrated by Ryan Reynolds. From their hidden talents to their ...

National Geographic's 100 best images of the year–curated from 106 photographers, 121 stories, and more than two million photographs. Leonardo’s “Mona Lisa” is believed to depict Lisa ...

Spending time in nature is important for your mental health. But studies show that even just listening to birds singing can ease symptoms of anxiety and depression. A European robin, Erithacus ...

Julia Flynn Siler, an author and journalist who is also a chorister at St. John’s Church, recently wrote about the health benefits of darkness for National Geographic.