Gunn’s reconnaissance flight of March 5, 1942, was the RAF’s 113th mission to find and photograph the Tirpitz —a high-stakes ...

With its boisterous UT football games, brisket worth standing in line for, great vintage shops, and legendary live music ...

El Niño years usually see fewer hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean—but this year is approaching an all-time record.

As the world raced to rescue the trapped miners in a disaster that made international headlines, two psychologists were ...

Nearly a century ago, the discovery of a 2.5 million-year-old skull helped redefine our knowledge of ancient human ancestry. Here’s how it became a holographic National Geographic cover.

Sit shoulder to shoulder with Japan’s after-work crowds, soaking up the energy of this time-honoured pub tradition.

Best known for Big Ten sports, this small city offers a surprising breadth of experiences, including big-time art, music, and nature.

Yet as the drought has caused lakes and reservoirs to recede, a host of archaeological finds are emerging, from ancient docks and a small chapel in Sapanca Lake, near İstanbul, to Neolithic-era ...

This month brings two meteor showers, an eerie orange-tinted full moon, and one of the year’s last chances to glimpse the Milky Way’s luminous core.

Every year billions of birds die from glass window collisions, or from house cat attacks. These incidents can be avoided, and ...

This metabolic syndrome is one of the leading causes of infertility—yet doctors often just tell women to lose weight. Will a new name usher in a new era of care?

In the central Philippines, the Visayan Islands’ tropical beaches are a backdrop for deeply rooted communities who are working to preserve locals’ unique way of life — inviting visitors to share in ...