These are the best train trips in the world to take in 2025 and beyond
From luxury heritage routes to routine service passing through extraordinary scenery, here are 19 of our favorite rail ...
What’s behind the strange rash of ’dinosaur’ sightings in the Congo?
For centuries, locals have told stories of mokele-mbembe, a legendary creature said to lurk in the Congo Basin. But as ...
This volcanic Italian island was made for wine
Pantelleria’s extreme conditions have shaped its centuries-old way of growing grapes—a method that is recognized by UNESCO.
These Black neighborhoods shaped America. Here are their lasting legacies.
Uncover the nearly erased, but not forgotten, histories of these Black communities and their testament to resilience, from ...
One of the last Tuskegee airmen has died. Here's how he hoped they would be remembered.
Even in the face of discrimination, WWII fighter pilot Harry T. Stewart Jr., wanted their legacy to be about more than ...
National Geographic explorer shows how Black history heals in new book
National Geographic Explorer Tara Roberts goes through a journey of self discover and healing while study sunken enslavement ...
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A bold plan to save Africa’s shrinking giraffe herds
This story appears in the October 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. Of all the large African mammals that wildlife veterinarian Pete Morkel has had to capture over his career—lions ...
How a Tulsa archeologist uses restorative justice to save Black history
Located in northwestern Tulsa, Okla., the neighborhood was alive with Black political and economic power during the early ...
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The Evolution of Diet
The Hadza and Kung bushmen of Africa, for example ... The magazine thanks The Rockefeller Foundation and members of the National Geographic Society for their generous support of this series ...
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What I learned documenting the last male northern white rhino’s death
A century ago there were hundreds of thousands of rhinos in Africa. By the early 1980s, hunting had reduced their numbers to around 19,000. Rhino horns, like our fingernails, are simply keratin ...
7 of the world's most incredible scuba diving experiences
Swim through seagrass meadows, explore ancient history and observe dugongs among coral reefs — an awe-inspiring world beneath ...
A new ocean? Scientists track dramatic (but slow) changes near Africa.
Experts say portions of the continent are pulling apart, creating the possibility that the Horn of Africa will become an island.