I desired dragons with a profound desire,” fantasy writer J.R.R. Tolkien once said about his childhood imagination, ...

Now that the political situation had improved and an agreement had been reached with the National Geographic Society ... Unearthed from four ancient sites, the show's 228 works (including more ...

arranged in geographic progression from west to east. Elaborate gold earrings, hairpins and beaded necklaces from Troy resemble aspects of jewelry found in Greece, central Turkey, Mesopotamia and ...

Greeks don’t hike. You’ll hear this everywhere you go in Greece — usually from the locals themselves. They can’t see the point, apparently; uses up too much beach time. If that’s the ...

Twenty-five years ago, National Geographic Explorer Mei Zhang met Tibetan ... (Related: Rediscovering China’s ancient Tea Horse Road, a branch of the famous Silk Road.) Nuodeng, a former Tea ...

In celebration of Earth Month, for a limited time get a bonus issue with your National Geographic subscription! From breathtaking photography to in-depth articles, explore nature, science ...

A Germany university revealed the discovery of an ancient Greek lecture hall in Agrigento, Italy — highlighting important ...

The ancient Greek city of Thebes played a central role in Greek history, appearing in many of the legends of Greek mythology.

Archaeologists discovered an ancient city in North Macedonia that might be Lyncus, the capital of an ancient civilization.

A new study reconstructing the Arabian Peninsula’s ancient past adds clues to how early humans left the African continent. Dromedary camels walk through sand dunes in the Arabian Desert near ...

Titanic: The Digital Resurrection, a new National Geographic documentary streaming ... from artifacts to human remains—like this ancient Nepalese child’s skull—without damaging them.