This story appears in the August 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. Five years ago I spent a few days with National Geographic Fellow Paul Salopek, a writer who is walking around the ...

Why Lunar New Year prompts the world’s largest annual migration Why Lunar New Year prompts the world’s largest annual migration How a molar, jawbone, and pinkie are rewriting human history How ...

This story appears in the August 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. All of us are descended from migrants. Our species, Homo sapiens, did not evolve in Lahore, where I am writing these words.

Paul Salopek is tracing humankind’s footsteps out of Africa, giving voice on the way to migrants who are part of history's largest diaspora. ETHIOPIA 2013, FOLLOWING OUR FOREBEARS Paul Salopek ...

This story appears in the January 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. In the winter of 1769, the British explorer Captain James Cook, early into his first voyage across the Pacific ...

Editor’s Note: This story accompanies the May 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine, devoted entirely to America’s first national park. Find more at natgeo ...

This story appears in the November 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine. Animal migration is a phenomenon far grander and more patterned than animal movement. It represents collective travel ...

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.

This story appears in the August 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. Jason De León began his career as a traditional archaeologist. He excavated ancient sites in Mexico, uncovering ...

National Geographic's new show Incredible Animal Journeys, narrated by Jeremy Renner, explores some of the most amazing animal migrations in the world Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE.

National Geographic’s Pristine Seas works with organizations, communities, and governments to protect the ocean’s last wild places. Led by Explorer-in-Residence Enric Sala, with support from ...