Hindu pilgrims climb the steep flanks of a mud volcano to throw coconuts into the crater—a ritual intended to thank the gods and makes wishes.

Hatshepsut, Her Royal Horus name was; Ma’at-ka-re which roughly translates to; “Goddess of Truth is the life force of the Sun ...

The Egyptian queen Hatshepsut is a beloved figure in global history because she was a powerful female pharaoh, which was ...

This article is part of Your Memory, Rewired, a National Geographic exploration into the fuzzy, fascinating frontiers of memory science—including advice on how to make your own memory more powerful.

These piercing eyes belong to a reconstruction of a Neanderthal, an ancient human relative that shared the planet with Denisovans and modern humans. Genetic research suggests that they went ...

A woolly mammoth’s tusk is a story written in ivory. It sprouts from beneath the mammoth’s gums, cells dividing continually, even daily. “The tip of the tusk is the young mammoth,” says ...

The National Park Service is 106 years old. While that number is impressive, many other figures relating to the 424 units—including 63 national parks—the Park Service administers are more ...

In the Highlands and Islands, trace the steps of historic funeral processions through epic landscapes on some of Scotland’s most intriguing hikes. Coffin roads were used throughout the Scottish ...

ON A SUMMER DAY in central London, a 44-year-old woman named Lucy Peel descended a slippery stairway on the bank of the River Thames to crouch on her hands and knees over a particularly intriguing ...

Some 500 years ago, the Chimú in what is now Peru ritually killed hundreds of their young in the largest mass child sacrifice events known in world history. Now archaeologists are trying to ...

As ice melts, the Inuit strive to keep their culture alive Amid a warming climate and disappearing traditional knowledge, Inuit communities in the Canadian Arctic are grappling to adapt.

“I think it's safe to say we'll see changes.” Sharks Up Close with Bertie Gregory is coming to National Geographic starting July 5 and Disney+ starting July 6. Check local listings.