National Geographic explorer shows how Black history heals in new book
National Geographic Explorer Tara Roberts goes through a journey of self discover and healing while study sunken enslavement ...
Meet the Canadian filmmaker who conquered the world's longest hiking trail
Though not a seasoned hiker to begin with, the filmmaker became the first person to complete the world’s longest trail network.
This Australian state produces some of the world's best seafood
Tasmania’s brisk waters produce some of the world’s best seafood with briny ingredients being reclaimed and reinvented on ...
Immersive technology reveals new views of St. Peter’s Basilica
Some 50,000 people visit St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City daily. The 500-year-old structure, with its 448-foot-high dome, ...
Alarming levels of microplastics found in human brains
A new study finds that microplastics and nanoplastics accumulate at higher levels in the brain than in the liver and kidney.
What’s behind the strange rash of ’dinosaur’ sightings in the Congo?
For centuries, locals have told stories of mokele-mbembe, a legendary creature said to lurk in the Congo Basin. But as ...
How eating too much sugar as a child impacts you for life
Kids today consume far more sugar than recommended, but the effects don’t stop in childhood. New research reveals surprising ...
What Pilates can (and can’t) do for your body
It’s hailed as the secret to strength, flexibility, and balance. We asked the experts if it actually lives up to the hype.
How a bloody battlefield inspired a pacifist to create the Red Cross
Swiss businessman Jean-Henri Dunant was shocked by the paralysis of local authorities after the Battle of Solferino, and then ...
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The Evolution of Diet
As we look to 2050, when we’ll need to feed two billion more people, the question of which ... Rockefeller Foundation and members of the National Geographic Society for their generous support ...
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This asteroid may hit Earth in 2032. Don't panic—scientists have a plan.
Observatories all over the world contribute to finding near-Earth ... s way a chance to defend itself or evacuate its imperiled people. If the object doesn’t pose an immediate impact risk ...
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This vanishing forest protects the coasts—and lives—of two countries
This story appears in the July 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine ... is the Sundarbans, the world’s largest contiguous mangrove forest. Spanning nearly 4,000 square miles on both ...