Among the consequences of the rise and fall of empires in the last couple of centuries has been the formation, in the territories they formerly governed, of the political entities we call nations; ...

Seaweed bathing in Ireland, a trek through Africa’s first designated wilderness quiet park—we asked National Geographic staff ...

India honors 45 unsung heroes with the Padma Shri award this Republic Day. These individuals include a former bus conductor who built the world's largest free library, a pediatrician who established ...

New Delhi: Two from Telanganawere among 45 individuals from across India chosen for the Padma Shri award in the ‘unsung heroes’ category on Sunday, January 25. Dr Kumarasamy Thangaraj is a senior ...

Josephine starring Channing Tatum, Gemma Chan, and Mason Reeves was named the U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic winner at the ...

Building the human story based on a few artefacts is tricky – particularly for wooden tools that don’t preserve well, or cave ...

In a cave overlooking the ocean on the southern coast of South Africa, archaeologists discovered thousands of stone tools, created by ancient humans roughly 20,000 years ago. By examining tiny details ...

Quiet remains of far earlier worlds can be found on cliffs in some of southern Africa's harshest regions. Signs of changing climates and gradual geological stress are frequently preserved in marble ...

Encyclopedic museums can feel very similar. By endeavoring to tell the entire history of art, as far as their collections allow, they sometimes underplay a concentration within their holdings that ...

"The head is more than the center of the brain and thought; it is the place where the soul lives and must be protected," the artist says.

At its core, every building is just walls and a roof. But in the right hands, that blank canvas can become something extraordinary. All it takes is passion, great taste, and a bold vision to transform ...

The 67,800-year-old hand stencil looks like a claw—and provides new clues about early human cognition and the migration to Australia. Shinatria Adhityatama examines cave art in one of the caves of ...