While investigating the origin of the rings, National Geographic Explorer and photographer Laurent Ballesta and his team found a riot of colorful sea life, including yellow coral that is seldom ...

Since 2005, National Geographic Explorer Zeb Hogan has been searching the world to find the world’s largest fish. In mid-June, a team he leads in Cambodia got a call from a fisherman named Moul ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new study finds that microplastics and nanoplastics accumulate at higher levels in the brain than in the liver and kidney. A colorized computed tomography (CT) scan of the brain revealing blood ...

The next year, the Republic of China made the site a national museum. Northwest towerThe entire Forbidden City is surrounded by a wall more than 25 feet high. At each of the four corners stands an ...

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 ...

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 ...

Vitamin D also plays important roles in muscle movement, communication between nerves, and immune defenses against bacteria and viruses, according to the National Institutes of Health’s Office ...

New research reveals that people aren’t just imagining it—dogs and their owners share striking similarities, from matching hairstyles to mirrored temperaments. Hope, an Afghan hound, sports ...

Studies show that men are at slightly higher risk than women, but according to the National Institutes of Health, “virtually anyone could be at risk for developing Parkinson’s.” Ethnicity ...