An innovative program in Chiang Mai offers incarcerated women training and certification in the UNESCO-recognized therapy Nuad Thai—and an opportunity for a better life.

For many, the day doesn’t begin without that first sip of coffee—a ritual so ingrained it’s almost synonymous with morning itself. But as interest in health and wellness grows, caffeine ...

Known as “the city of darkness,” Kowloon Walled City was a crowded, tangled metropolis of 60,000 people with little political or legal oversight.

From the Făgăraș Mountains of Romania to the teeming sea cliffs of St Kilda in Scotland, Europe is still home to staggering displays of summer wildlife. Whether you’re searching for sperm ...

After hiding in the shadows, a long-lost frog is giving conservationists a glimmer of hope in Ecuador. Back in 2022, biologist Juan Sánchez-Nivicela and his team navigated through dense ...

A colorized computed tomography (CT) scan of the brain revealing blood vessels in the brain. A new study finds microplastics accumulate at higher levels in human brains than in the liver and ...

Our body mass index is categorized into underweight, normal, overweight, and obese based on data largely from white middle-aged men—decades ago.

TheStausee-Tafeltourtrail is part of the larger eco-friendly Saar-Hunsrück Steig, a long-distance hiking trail that spans roughly 250 miles in the western part of Germany.

Cravings may feel impulsive, but new research suggests they’re often rooted in memory. Scientists have found that the brain encodes high-calorie foods in a way that can quietly influence what we ...

Maybe, with a little luck, he would make another discovery that would change the map of human evolution. A version of this story appears in the February 2025 issue of National Geographic magazine.