Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple have given experts more clues about the ancient metropolis of Eridu.

Wildlife, wilderness, and culture collide on this multi-day walking experience on a little-known island in Tasmania.

The Olympic flame still burns brightly in Ancient Olympia in the Peloponnese, where the modern-day games have their Greek ...

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 ...

The city of Tucson, Arizona, sits on America’s southern border, surrounded by the cactus-strewn landscapes of the Sonoran ...

The barrier islands off the coast of Georgia are littered with millions of oysters left behind by Indigenous peoples. New ...

Carlos Savignano is part of a dedicated group of FossiLab volunteers preparing Smithsonian fossils for display and future ...

Drinking coffee in the morning could improve a person's heart health, a US study has found. From Writer/Director Paul Thomas ...

Titanic: The Digital Resurrection, a new National Geographic documentary streaming ... layers of soil to uncover the city’s earliest history. Emmerson says digital twinning is the biggest ...

The stories of Persian kings that have filtered down through Greek works of philosophy, history, and plays mix firsthand observations with a large dose of fiction and fantasy. It should be ...

It is history. Moving beyond, the 2025 National Recording Registry class is not just about Minecraft music. It is a star-studded lineup featuring Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John ...

For instance, Charles Norris, New York City’s first chief medical examiner, was a leading voice against alcohol’s denaturation, calling it “our national ... expert on the history of poison ...