Nat Geo's "The Tale of Silyan" follows a North Macedonian farmer who forms an unlikely bond with a wounded stork. In theaters Nov. 28.

As the Saharan sun rose on my waylaid team, one morning in September 2022, it seemed to burn with particular intensity. For nearly three weeks we’d been holed up in a mud-walled compound in the oasis ...

The Red Sea was thought to host ecosystems resilient to warming waters, but a 2023 heatwave proves otherwise. A juvenile Red Sea anemonefish, also called a clownfish, looks out from between the ...

History presents the Whydah Gally's crew as swashbuckling sailors who looted a fortune before perishing in a storm. But before its days of piracy, the ship played a role in the transatlantic slave ...

Many unexpected human artifacts have been preserved, for centuries, in vulture nests. This sandal woven from grasses and twigs, called an agobía, is somewhere between 727 and 771 years old, ...

Scientists are exploring how simple tweaks to this trusted diet can address specific health concerns, including hypertension, chronic pain, cardiovascular health, and more. The Mediterranean diet is ...

This story originally published in the July 1906 issue of National Geographic magazine. See more digitized stories from our archives here. Looking back to that period, many years ago, when the finger ...

Dan Buettner's iconic National Geographic cover story transformed our idea of what makes for a long, healthy life. It's now published online for the first time. OKINAWA, JAPANSquatting effortlessly on ...

Next time you're on social media consider this: one study evaluating influencer posts on Instagram found that 86 percent of nutrition content didn’t cite any scientific sources—and other research ...

Animal bones are full of collagen, calcium, and minerals—and are even more nutritious than meat. We asked food scientists how to make them part of your diet. There’s more value in bones than collagen ...

EAU CLAIRE (WQOW) - For nearly a decade, teams of researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire have been visiting Eastern Europe to map Holocaust graves. Now, their work can be seen on ...

With its progressive spirit, legendary live music and festivals, and mouth-watering barbecue, Austin is undeniably cool. For a similar vibe to Austin, but in Europe, head to Aarhus, Denmark’s ...