Explore the history and cultural significance of various salads from around the world. From ancient Roman lettuce to ...

The island of Sifnos perfectly combines Greek tradition with natural beauty, yet remains a little-known secret outside of ...

Hipparchus’s star catalog is the oldest known attempt to document the positions of as many objects in the night sky as possible, and it was the first time that two coordinates were used to ...

From tastings with olive oil sommeliers to celebrating harvest season at family-run mills, here’s how to experience oleotourism and immerse yourself in the world of Greece’s “liquid gold.” ...

The Eta Aquariid meteor shower, active from April 20 to May 21, peaks on the night of May 5 into the morning of May 6. The shower is linked to Halley’s Comet, and observers can expect around 10 ...

The dish known as salad is said to date back to the ancient Roman habit of dipping romaine lettuce in salt — “herbe salata” means “salted leaves.” Now, centuries after the concept originated in ...

Ancient relics have been given a fresh lease of life in the Greek capital, where they’ve been reimagined and reworked to coexist with the 21st-century city, from fashion stores to classical ...

They preferred sending archaeologists to Greece, Mexico, and Egypt, where the stories of ancient civilizations were comfortably distant and romantic.

The National Geographic Learning Launchpad will be the first stop for the student groups visiting the Museum of Exploration at National Geographic Base Camp in Washington, D.C., setting the scene ...

The Gobi Wall is a system of walls and fortifications that stretches over 321 kilometers across the deserts between China and Mongolia, whose origins, function, and historical context had remained ...

The National Geographic special "Ocean with David Attenborough" premieres June 7 for World Oceans Day, urging action to protect our oceans.

Home to ancient sites that speak of myths and legends, and a coastline sprinkled with pretty villages and white-sand beaches, it has all the appeal of Greece’s islands but few of their crowds.