This story appears in the April 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. The map above is essentially an x-ray of the ocean, and the colors show where it’s feeling the most impact from human ...

In 2004, he recovered the lost Bactrian gold in Afghanistan and was the curator of the National Geographic exhibition “Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul,” which ...

Suffice it to say National Geographic evolved over the years, eventually leaning into photography and exploration, bringing the natural and human world to its readers every week during the heyday ...