Skydiving by the sun. Playing with a baby seal. Bathing in corn flour. Check out some of the pictures featured in our Photo of the Day.

Once thought to be unreadable, 2,000-year-old papyrus scrolls from one of antiquity’s only surviving libraries are finally spilling their secrets—and National Geographic got a first look at what they ...

Carving intricate bird pins was a popular pastime among the 120,000 people of Japanese descent forced into camps during World War II, says Delphine Hirasuna, the author of two books about the crafts ...

As summer draws to a close in the Hungarian capital, the trees on Castle Hill start glowing with amber leaves, locals promenade along the Danube, enjoying the still-warm days, and events celebrate the ...

National Geographic photographers were stationed from Iceland to Spain to document one of the year’s most anticipated celestial events.

Blending urban exploration with outdoor adventure, Seattle invites families to experience its waterways, neighborhoods, and ...

A newly excavated megalithic container holding skeletal remains in Laos may help finally solve the mystery of the so-called ...

From vineyard estates and regenerative farms to rewilded landscapes and kitchen gardens, these farm stays in England offer a ...

The German businessman was obsessed with Homer and determined to find King Priam's city. But his recklessness turned dangerous as he dug for gold.

A new walk traverses the red miles of the Northern Territory desert, culminating at the foot of Australia’s greatest landmark.

Shakajlura riojanensis, a newly discovered Triassic apex predator, ruled the land millions of years before the rise of giant dinosaurs.

Elite Exped’s cofounder Mingma Gyabu Sherpa, known in the mountains as Mingma David, holds out hope for Purja, citing that ...