The Spanish crown eventually ceded it to the state, and it became a national monument in 1870 ... aware of its geographic isolation on the peninsula and the inevitability of its fall.

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 ...

During the turmoil and wars of the Renaissance, tarot’s earliest users found a similar solace. This story appeared in the September/October 2024 issue of National Geographic History magazine.

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 ...

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 ...

Vitamin D also protects you from more severe conditions such as osteomalacia, or “bone softening,” and it shields kids from rickets ... according to the National Institutes of Health ...

It was the first women’s rights march organized by the National Organization for Women since the defeat of the Equal Rights Amendment in 1982. Photograph by Ann E. Zelle, Getty Images “It was ...

The people and places of the Passion are well documented in the Bible, but pinning down the exact locations and timing of the trials of Jesus in Jerusalem is an ongoing challenge. The Old City of ...

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 ...

Mounting evidence shows that many of today’s whole foods aren't as packed with vitamins and nutrients as they were 70 years ago, potentially putting people's health at risk. Vegetables like this ...

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 ...

Diagnoses have climbed by 175 percent in just the last decade—with the greatest increases in girls and women. Here’s how our understanding of autism is changing. Girls and women are being ...