Exclusive: Remains of Andrew 'Sandy' Irvine believed to have been found on Everest
The discovery, made by a National Geographic team 100 years after the mountaineer vanished with George Mallory, could add new ...
10 of Jamaica's best hotels, from waterfront villas to mountain cabins with a view
Jamaica’s finest hotels blend with the Caribbean island’s lush scenery and lively music and food scenes. Here, we round up 10 ...
FEMA uses outdated flood maps—and Americans are paying the price
The Flood Insurance Rate Maps used by FEMA are based on antiquated data and obsolete models. As a result, the U.S. government ...
18 striking photos from this year’s best wildlife photographers
From western toad tadpoles to glowing wetlands, this year’s winners capture nature’s beauty—and its fragility.
Who were the women conquistadors in the Americas?
From financing expeditions in the New World to founding hospitals and schools, these women were incredibly influential—and ...
8 of the best small towns for fall foliage in New England and beyond
It’s leaf-peeping season across big swathes of the US, and there are plenty of lesser-known spots known for nature’s fiery ...
Confused by your kid’s math homework? The subject has changed in surprising ways.
Today’s teaching methods prioritize creative problem-solving over traditional formulas and equations, but these changes may ...
A Yellowstone for Europe? Inside the bold effort to rewild the continent
High in Romania's Carpathian Mountains, advocates are pushing to protect one of Europe's last stretches of wilderness and ...
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National Geographic team may have discovered the foot of a famed Mount Everest climber
A National Geographic team found the boot and foot of whom it suspects to be Andrew "Sandy" Irvine, a 22-year-old climber who ...
Why Sri Lanka’s south coast should be your next surfing destination
A tribe of wave riders in palm-fringed southern Sri Lanka is bringing a quiet revolution to surf teaching, placing ocean ...
New 3D Scans Show the ‘Endurance’ Shipwreck in Stunning Detail
In anticipation of the film’s October 12 premiere at the BFI London Film Festival, National Geographic in collaboration with ...
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The Big Bloom—How Flowering Plants Changed the World
They seemed to sprout overnight in a few rows he had lent that year to new neighbors from California. Only six years old at the time, I was at first put off by these garish plants. Such strange ...