While tourists flock to magnetic destinations like Nice and Cannes, these often overlooked small towns offer art, history, and natural beauty—without the crowds. On the French Riviera, La Turbie ...

Stirrups, Pap smears, prenatal checks: At her busy office at Duke Women’s Health in Durham, NC, OB-GYN Anne Ford’s work with female patients of all ages usually takes place from the waist ...

Julia Flynn Siler, an author and journalist who is also a chorister at St. John’s Church, recently wrote about the health benefits of darkness for National Geographic.

Mention Hastings and people still refer to the battle of 1066, which is a shame given the town has changed so much — since the 11th century, certainly, but over the past decade, too. Like many ...

Greeks don’t hike. You’ll hear this everywhere you go in Greece — usually from the locals themselves. They can’t see the point, apparently; uses up too much beach time. If that’s the ...

Explore animals that start with “E,” like the elephant, emu, eel, elk, & echidna! Discover where these animals starting with ...

Spending time in nature is important for your mental health. But studies show that even just listening to birds singing can ease symptoms of anxiety and depression. A European robin, Erithacus ...

The mask is considered one of the biggest archeological finds from the Maya civilization and can be seen in Mexico City’s National Museum of Anthropology. Excavation of Palenque began in the ...

New research shows 8,000-pound sloths once dug caves, adapted to oceans, and roamed widely—until climate and humans brought ...

When it comes to cardiovascular exercise, running is in a class of its own. It's a sport that has endured millennia—the oldest and once only Olympic event was a sprint known as the stadion ...

If you’ve taken a long flight in a seat with limited recline recently, the discomfort of the experience is likely still painfully fresh. While airline seat size and pitch (aka legroom) have ...

A scientist examines an axolotl x-ray at the Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute in Mexico City. What’s more, understanding axolotl genetics could ...