Researchers in Israel dug for years for evidence—and what they found may have implications for modern residents of the region ...

The Egyptians believed that hieroglyphs offered magical protection to people in this life and the afterlife, and inscribed the signs on monuments, statues, funerary objects, and papyri.

Dominica fully lives up to its self-appointed nickname as the "Caribbean’s Nature Island." In a region that brims with pristine beaches requiring nothing more but to show up and relax, Dominica ...

Exclusive: Zahi Hawass opens up about his new documentary, the latest discoveries changing what we understand about the family religion of King Tut, and why folks keep falling for conspiracy theories.

These 10 standout images were among thousands of stunning submissions in National Geographic’s Your Shot Pictures of the Year 2025 challenge. The delicate West Indian seagrape sawfly (Sericoceros ...

Egyptologist Howard Carter first laid eyes on the preserved tomb of King Tutankhamun in Egypt back in 1922. An exhibit coming to Boston wants to take visitors back to that time in history to see the ...

A natural experiment in a national park in Patagonia shows how the return of a large predator can reshape an ecosystem. Long absent from Argentinian Patagonia due to over-hunting, pumas have returned ...

Photographer Gideon Mendel is no stranger to natural disasters. Gideon Mendel documented the moments when L.A. families returned to their fire-ravaged homes for the first time in early 2025. Hundreds ...

With 800 years of maritime history, this northern town is going all in on its seafaring past in 2026 with revamped museums, docks, and preserved ships. See why its laid-back charm is so hard to resist ...

In the last two years, National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek traversed the Chinese countryside, marched along the Korean Demilitarized Zone and fended off grizzly bears in Alaska. Now, his ...

When Howard Carter opened the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922, the world’s understanding of ancient Egypt was transformed forever. The untouched treasures, iconic gold mask, and sudden fame of a ...

Florence is rarely associated with ancient Egypt, yet this city now offers a rare opportunity to encounter the world of Tutankhamun up close. This mini documentary explores the Firenze King Tut ...