For the first time, researchers have uncovered direct genomic evidence of the bacterium behind the Plague of Justinian—the ...

Several large sculptures were among the trove of artifacts that divers recovered from the waters near Alexandria, Egypt.

In conjunction with the “Mummies of the World” display at the Museum of Idaho, two world-renowned egyptologists will pay a ...

The start of the Triassic period (and the Mesozoic era) was a desolate time in Earth's history. Something—a bout of violent ...

A shot of a fraternal society's gathering place-once used for socialising, much like a modern-day Majlis in Saudi c ...

From the oracles of ancient Rome to Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung, humans have long turned to the dream world to decode the ...

National Geographic Photo Camp encourages young people across the globe to share their perspectives on the world around them.

Newly restored after more than 100 years in storage, the hat was donated to Bolton’s first museum, the Chadwick Museum, by ...

In the Drone Warfare Era, This Ancient Military Tactic Is Just as Deadly COMMENTARY: Sieges in Syria, Sudan and Gaza have had devastating consequences for millions of civilians with nowhere to go.

Venetian fortresses, Ottoman mosques and historic family bakeries combine in this ancient city on Crete’s northwestern coast.

“The oft-quoted curse “Death will come on swift wings to him who disturbs the peace of the king” does not actually appear ...

In the Amfissa Valley, an ancient footpath winds through thousand-year-old olive groves to the ancient ruins of Delphi — and a haunting cave shrouded in legend and folklore.