In the summer of 1977, New York City was burning. A 25-hour blackout, triggered by lightning striking key transmission lines, led to widespread looting, riots, and more than a thousand fires. That ...

This story appears in the October 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. The blue light of ... have been zealously collected throughout history by Assyrian rulers, Viking chiefs, Russian ...

This story appears in the February 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. One early Saturday ... Meanwhile its economic history is one of endless boom-and-bust cycles. Though this is common ...

Jesus ‘wants us to bring to him all mankind, especially all sinners, and immerse them in the ocean of his mercy so we can ...

Pablo “Popi” García Borboroglu and Bertie Gregory have been named the 2025 Rolex National Geographic Explorers of the Year. Borboroglu has been an Explorer since receiving the National ...

Cardinal Luis Tagle of the Philippines is known as the “Asian Francis.” But he has been criticized for not being vocal enough ...

President Ferdinand Marcos on April 23 declared four days of national mourning in the Philippines, Asia's Catholic bastion, over the death of Pope Francis. The Philippine flag will be flown at ...

CNN’s Richard Quest explores Masungi Georeserve, a protected geo-tourism site not far outside Manila. His guides: ...

An unexpectedly new dish in Vietnam’s long culinary history, this aromatic soup of flat rice noodles, meat, and herbs has traveled far beyond its original roots over a century of change.

The discovery sheds some light on a "lost" dynasty of pharaohs who ruled during a little-understood time in ancient Egypt's long history. Archaeologists from Egypt and the U.S. unearthed the tomb ...

“When these takeovers occurred in history, traditions like Beltane were adopted by the dominant culture and shifted to suit their means. So, the celebration never really stopped; it was just ...