Marcus Junius Brutus was a Roman politician, leader, orator—and one of history’s most infamous assassins. Why did he launch a ...

Each spring, wildlife rescuers get pummeled with well-meaning people bringing in baby animals who appear lost but are really ...

After more than a century of work, the Sagrada Família's crowning tower is in place. Here's how architects executed the 19th-century masterpiece design with 21st-century tools.

More than a thousand years after a ship vanished off the coast of modern-day Croatia, archaeologists have uncovered a wreck that might reshape our ideas of the medieval world.

Washington, D.C. — This week, over 100 young people gathered at National Geographic headquarters in Washington, D.C., to do mental battle at the 2019 Geo Championships. In the GeoBee event, the two ...

Gran Canaria and Lanzarote offer year-round sunshine, a mild climate, and delicious food and wine. Here’s how to plan your trip to one—or both.

LeConte Lodge is in the heart of the most visited national park in the U.S. And despite only being accessible by trail, it’s ...

When an Amazon molly says she doesn't need a man, believe her. Every single one of these small fish, found in freshwater streams in Mexico and Southern Texas, is female, and reproduces exclusively ...

Caitlin Snaring of Redmond, Washington, is the new National Geographic Bee champion. The home schooled eighth grader won by knowing which Vietnamese city, split by a river with the same name, was an ...

The first blooms of the year are already visible in some parts of the United States. Here’s why certain flowers are the first ...

Horatio Nelson is famous for besting Napoleon at sea. But what did he mean by “Kiss me, Hardy”—his supposed last words?

Scientists suggest female frogs listen for changes in the male calls as a signal for when it's warm enough to mate.