Tara Roberts - a diver, storyteller, and NatGeo Explorer - is working to bring these long-lost stories back to the surface.

China plans to overtake the United States by building the world’s largest national park system, a network of wilderness bigger than Texas. Although China only created its first national park ...

"Our Story With David Attenborough" at the Natural History Museum is a 50-minute program that explores humankind's role in the planet's ongoing story ...

For his photograph of this extraordinary phenomenon, called “Creation,” Ballesta, a frequent National Geographic photographer, has won the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year ...

What is colonialism? How the exploitative practice shaped the world Colonizing Indigenous people—and exploiting their land and resources—has a long and brutal history.

The conversion of Paul the Apostle was a watershed moment in Christianity. Here’s how his efforts to spread the faith jumpstarted what is now the world’s largest religion.

In 2022, National Geographic Society with the support of Rolex, launched the Perpetual Planet Amazon Expedition, a one-of-a-kind science and storytelling exploration of the world’s most vital ...

In the fall of 1915, polar explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance sank off the coast of Antarctica, stranding its crew on drifting sea ice and setting in motion one of history’s most ...

The "Dragon Man" skull was discovered in Harbin, China in 1933 by a local laborer, but remained hidden away until 2018. A new analysis now finds its very likely to be a Denisovan.

Considering the history and science behind making these drugs, “a year to 18 months would be absolutely unprecedented,” one expert warns.

At 102, he’s the world’s oldest practicing doctor. These are his longevity tips. Howard Tucker has been practicing medicine since 1947. Ahead of his 103rd birthday, the neurologist shares his ...