Biomolecular analysis shows that unusual book coverings are made of sealskin, hinting at far-flung trade networks.

Greek sources portrayed the Achaemenid kings, as indulgent and ruthless—all but Cyrus II. Why was this enemy ruler the only ...

This story is part of the National Geographic 33. The son of nomadic sheep farmers and a member of Turkey’s ethnic Kurdish minority, Hamdi Ulukaya was the first in his family to go to college ...

A new study reconstructing the Arabian Peninsula’s ancient past adds clues to how early humans left the African continent.

It’s still home to the A:shiwi (Zuni) people, a tribe descended from the ancient Ancestral Puebloans ... available with the Jan/Feb 2025 issue of National Geographic Traveller (UK).

The island hopping is incredible, but Greece's ancient ruins, ski resorts, wineries, thermal pools, and pristine beaches ...

For centuries, rumours of dinosaurs still roaming the Earth have persisted - with some speculating that the prehistoric ...

Reports of a dinosaur-like beast known as the Mokele-mbembe are on the rise in The Democratic Republic of Congo ...

Meaning of Social PeaceBased on the general meaning of peace - defined either by the absence of negative phenomena like violence or the presence of ...

yet still managed to build one of the greatest empires in human history. They left behind many architectural wonders such as Machu Picchu and the city of Cusco. Ancient Rome is a civilization that ...

won a National Book Critics Circle Award for autobiography. Announcing the award, Rebecca Hussey, a member of the autobiography committee, praised the memoir, “Patriot,” as a masterpiece and ...

This story is part of the National Geographic 33. Norton and Samson Parashina, president of the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust The group does plenty of the things you might expect from a ...