Tomatoes were reviled for centuries—so how did we come to embrace them? This small New Jersey town claims to have played a major role.

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.

Going to the beach is good for your brain, according to science. Visiting the coast can help you relieve stress and get more active—and it may even change the way you cope with pain.

“When there is no water, nothing green, the sand becomes very strong, a very fast enemy,” says Sbai. “It takes a lot of land.” The desert is pressing in from every direction.

When humpbacks get stuck in fishing gear, their friends stick around to help. Are whales altruistic? A new scientific paper and a video present a compelling case the answer is “yes.” ...

The love songs of these Panamanian frogs is a dinner bell for fringe-lipped bats. But how do they learn which frogs and toads are safe to eat and which are poisonous?

May’s night sky is packed with astronomical events—find out when and where to look for meteor showers, ancient star clusters, and a rare cosmic lineup.

National Geographic revisits Jane Goodall’s iconic 1963 article about the chimpanzees of Gombe Stream Game Reserve.

(See more of Ballesta’s work to document this surreal phenomenon in National Geographic ’s story.) The competition, which is in its 57th year, awards 19 categories of wildlife photography ...

SKERRY: And then when I think the time is right, I take a deep breath and I slide underwater. GWIN: He’s on a mission to see a pod of killer whales off the coast of Norway.

Ecotourism could help the ‘Amazon of North America’ recover. Here’s how. Louisiana’s wetlands are being lost to sea level rise, leaving eerie "ghost forests." ...

From what to pack to whether travel insurance will cover you, here’s what you need to know about travelling during tropical cyclones.