It can take years to find the right tree. From the U.S. Capitol to Rockefeller Plaza, here’s how the most iconic evergreens make the cut.

Indian star tortoises are illegal to sell internationally but they are still being shipped throughout Asia.

Every year, the Provençal town of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer hosts a pilgrimage like no other, drawing Romani people from across Europe to the wetlands and open horizons of the Camargue. The festivit...

Humans attempted to reanimate the skulls of our dead for thousands of years. With the help of modern technology and ancient DNA, it’s now both an art and a science.

One autumn morning in a secret part of Hampshire, two women, one man and one dog go in search of a local delicacy. But who’s teaching who?

The flaming phenomenon in the Central Asian desert is both an industrial accident and a tourist attraction. Is it worth the risk to turn it off?

Ketamine therapy has been shown to change lives by treating severe depression and anxiety. But experts say it must be taken with supervision in places equipped to handle medical and psychological...

Despite being written for his eyes only, the philosopher emperor's private journal, Meditations, has now been read by millions seeking his stoic wisdom and life lessons.

More than a century of engineering has radically re-shaped the natural wonder—but when the U.S. had the chance to bend the American Falls to its will, it folded. Here’s why.

Castoreum, a substance from sacs near a beaver’s anus, has been used in human products for more than 2,000 years. Some wonder if it's still an ingredient on today's grocery shelves.

Richard James Taylor found the sweet spot between natural and artificial light sources to get this shot of Dubrovnik's golden hour for the November Issue of National Geographic Traveller (UK).

An innovative program sees prison inmates giving tours of this Italian city’s Roman archaeology, baroque art, and waterside charms.

Crittercams are revealing new secrets of the depths—offering scientists insight into how rays, sharks, whales, and other marine animals behave when we’re not around.

Explore the country's gourmet side from Copenhagen's Michelin-starred restaurants to seafood safaris in the wetlands.

The emperor and his wife's complex relationship is illustrated through the letters he penned her while at war and their mutual infidelity.

The emperor and his wife's complex relationship is illustrated through the letters he penned her while at war and their mutual infidelity.