National Geographic stories take you on a journey that’s always enlightening, often surprising, and unfailingly fascinating.

The famed English explorer was abandoned centuries ago in the bay that now bears his name. Could he have survived?

Archaeologists uncovered the eight-foot-tall, six-ton monument to one of Egypt's greatest rulers miles away from its original ...

The bush-dwelling penguins of New Zealand’s South Island offer Jamie Lafferty an insight into the species’ evolution and ...

Some harlequin frogs have lost their poison—and their ability to defend themselves. Scientists are on the case.

They may look like spiders, but daddy longlegs belong to a different group of arachnids entirely. Here's why they're more ...

Whether you’re cracking crayfish at a Swedish summer party, foraging in Alpine meadows or plucking grapes in a Portuguese ...

Debates over the presence of microplastics in the human body highlight the challenge of studying something simultaneously ...

Arrive in Reykjavík, the world’s northernmost capital, which lies just below the Arctic Circle. Transfer from the airport to ...

From a cheeky slingshot to Paul's letters and information on King Nebuchadnezzar, new research is offering insight into some ...

Once endorsed by a sultan, Turkish delight has been a sweet treat for centuries; now it’s taking on new forms in Istanbul, ...

The ballista spider builds sophisticated spring-loaded snares to catapult its prey. Newly discovered, the ballista spider ...