Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple have given experts more clues about the ancient metropolis of Eridu.

Marcus Aurelius would never hit snooze. Ben Franklin loved to sit in the nude. These historical figures had serious opinions on how to start the morning right.

Albert José Jones is considered the godfather of Black scuba diving in the U.S. He founded the country’s oldest Black diving club, Underwater Adventure Seekers in Washington, D.C., in 1959, and ...

At 74º latitude, Devon Island is nearly 5,000 miles north of Hawaii—and more than five times the size. Remote, windswept, and harsh, the isle is classified as a polar desert, with barren ...

Most scholars say that at the nation's founding ending a pregnancy wasn’t illegal—or even controversial. Here’s a look at the complex early history of abortion in the United States.

Arthur Pidgeon, center, and other U.K. Royal Navy sailors pose by a rum barrel in 1914 with the ship cats of HMS Sentinel.That year, the U.S. Navy banned onboard alcohol, but retained the felines ...

A National Geographic investigation explores the controversial lab-for-hire industry that pharmaceutical companies rely on. Use of the long-tailed macaque, which an international organization ...

Cinema is a communal experience in Busan, Korea’s second-largest city, which has hosted one of Asia’s most prestigious annual film festivals for nearly three decades. In October the Busan ...

National Geographic Explorer cruise ship operated by Lindblad at Portsmouth International Port on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. | Sarah Standing (130525-6656) ...

Banned from flying in the U.S., these 25 American women headed to Britain to help ferry military aircraft—and fascinated the public with their free-wheeling lives.

WASHINGTON – Hundreds of people joined a rally on May 3 to show support for the National Museum of African American History and Culture in the wake of threats by the Trump administration and ...

If enacted, the cuts would be the largest in National Park Service history, according to the National Park Conservation Association, a nonprofit that advocates for national parks.