Scholars have been divided for years over whether a ring inscribed with the word “Pilato” belonged to Pontius Pilate. A new ...

Look west on September 18, when the planet reaches peak brilliance. Here’s what makes it so bright and how to see its crescent through a telescope.

From the Canaries to the Scottish Borders, Europe is dotted with remote landscapes where exceptionally dark skies make ...

The tiny country contributes less than 0.1 percent of annual global greenhouse gas emissions—but is experiencing the consequences of climate change firsthand.

National Geographic Explorer Joel Sartore is on a mission to photograph all 25,000 animal species in the world’s zoos and ...

Two decades after Concorde’s last flight a new class of supersonic commercial jets are on the horizon. Boom Supersonic's experimental XB-1 jet (shown in a Schlieren photograph) has flown at supersonic ...

A new study found that dementia-related deaths were highest in suburban areas—not in crowded cities or the remote countryside ...

A new book on history's lost riches tells the tale of a cache of imperial gold, silver, and gems that was smuggled out of Peru on the eve of revolution before disappearing forever.

A single bout of food poisoning can trigger a condition called post-infection IBS—and scientists are looking for answers in ...

Follow the winding pathways that carve through the hills of northeast Italy’s Prosecco region to discover how the bubbly is intertwined with local culture — and that there’s much more to this ...

Crossing the lakes and woodlands to the border with Norway, the fäbodleden—or fäbod trail—blends nature, great food, and ...

Her twins Alexander Helios and Cleopatra Selene were made prisoners. But they still had a big role to play in Roman history.