Paleontologists are resurrecting a famous Egyptian fossil site after a World War II air raid obliterated its most spectacular ...

A new generation of small-scale food producers is bringing life back to Capraia, a remote island off the Tuscan coast where ...

Hugging the Potomac from D.C. to the Appalachian foothills, the C&O Canal is best experienced by bicycle and capped off with ...

Cajon Pass is more than a busy mountain gateway. Its complex geology could help reshape the next major earthquake’s reach and intensity.

A writer traveling on a four-day trip aboard The Canadian finds himself going back to a less-complicated time—with 1950s ...

The most exciting experiences in the Hungarian capital celebrate both creativity and tradition, from a revived culinary institution to a new cabaret bar with a decadent edge.

Blending urban exploration with outdoor adventure, Seattle invites families to experience its waterways, neighborhoods, and ...

National Geographic photographers were stationed from Iceland to Spain to document one of the year’s most anticipated celestial events.

Eight years ago, photographer Pete McBride almost lost his Colorado home to a wildfire. This summer, he heads back to the ...

Skydiving by the sun. Playing with a baby seal. Bathing in corn flour. Check out some of the pictures featured in our Photo of the Day.

Twenty years ago, wildlife photographer Joel Sartore set out to capture portraits of every species in human care. Today, ...

We came to a bench where a graduate student was working on one of the key mysteries behind antiaging: How does a cell remember its former state? Borrowing from information theory, Sinclair believes in ...