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A version of this story appears in the May 2025 issue of National Geographic magazine.

In celebration of Earth Month and ahead of Earth Day, National Geographic has unveiled the ourHOME Sweepstakes, giving one winner the trip of a lifetime: An expedition to Antarctica for two.

Stranded astronauts and celebrity space tourism have piqued interest in space — and a photography exhibition in the museum is ...

including those that funded National History Day (NHD). NHD is a competition for sixth- through 12th-grade students to create history presentations, such as papers, documentaries, performances ...

The authors are writing in response to the Trump administration's criticism of a “widespread effort to rewrite history” with the goal to create “societal divides.” ...

A conversation with Greg Grandin about his groundbreaking new book America, América: A New History of the New World.

A teenager in Lexington, Mass., has for years been teaching people about the battle that started the war 250 years ago this ...

They still deserve to be celebrated. The choices and predilections of leaders can bring national triumph, or catastrophe and unfathomable suffering. He was one of a kind, and America is better off ...

GENGHIS KHAN: THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE MONGOLS “Genghis Khan: The Secret History of the Mongols” premieres May 1 at 9/8c on National Geographic and streams the next day on Disney+ and Hulu A fearless ...

Matt Berninger of The National is releasing a new solo album, Get Sunk, on May 30 via Book, Berninger’s imprint with Concord. Now he has shared its second single, “Breaking Into Acting,” which ...

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