Among the most popular books of the time, bestiaries were filled with real and mythical animals and their lore, the ...

The regularly used airstrip outside the town of Archers Post, in northern Kenya, was closed after being damaged in heavy ...

Oftentimes referred to as the “king of the jungle,” lions are highly social and intelligent creatures. These big cats are also critical to maintaining the health of their ecosystem. National ...

Maynard Owen Williams was National Geographic's first foreign correspondent, and in 1923 he was on hand for an event the entire world was eagerly anticipating—the opening of King Tut's burial chamber.

Three college friends spent nine days in Kenya in July 2025, travelling through Nairobi, the Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru and the ...

The carcasses analyzed were found with tusks intact and showed no signs of injuries, poisoning, or contamination.

What cutting-edge technology has revealed in the 800-year-old search for the Mongol ruler's lost tomb. The "Yuan Emperor Album" includes a portrait of Genghis Khan, an iconic figure in Mongolian ...

The Red Sea was thought to host ecosystems resilient to warming waters, but a 2023 heatwave proves otherwise. A juvenile Red Sea anemonefish, also called a clownfish, looks out from between the ...

Thomas J. Abercrombie's exploration of Afghanistan delivered a story of incredible beauty and tragedy lurking around the corner. With transportive writing and unforgettable photographs, it remains one ...

A new book argues that the mother of Jesus was a powerhouse in her own right. Madonna and Child, c.1485 (oil on wood) by Giovanni Bellini, currently at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

With so many coral reefs bleaching and pangolins being poached, it may seem tone-deaf to call for the conservation of species that are too small to see with the naked eye. But that’s exactly what the ...

The famous artwork was transported to a secure location on Friday in an operation that took over seven hours and involved a decoy truck for safety. Sewn by English women, probably in Kent, the Bayeux ...