What can you do right now to ensure that you live a longer, healthier life? National Geographic Explorer Dan Buettner can answer that question better than anyone.

Russell Cave National Monument is located in northeastern Alabama near the Tennessee border. Russell Cave is an archaeo ...

The deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., faced a challenge in a court in the nation’s capital Friday, while a judge in Portland, Oregon, said she expects to rule by Monday on ...

In 1797 the “petticoat band” showed up to vote for the New Jersey state legislature, but only on a technicality. Their impact sent lawmakers into a scramble to shut them out. POLLS APARTHoward Pyle’s ...

PEORIA — After 35 years in Peoria’s Northwoods Mall, the clothing store Buckle is moving to the Glen Hollow shopping center. “We’ve loved having them at Northwoods Mall, and we’re disappointed they’re ...

Excavated with colonial labor and shipped to the Netherlands, the famous fossil is being repatriated to Indonesia along with 28,000 other fossils. The skull cap of 'Java Man' was discovered by Eugène ...

The U.S. national debt surpassed another historic milestone as it topped $38 trillion for the first time this week, as the federal government continues to rack up debt at a record-setting pace. New ...

Some sixty years after her grandmother discovered “Nutcracker Man,” Louise Leakey unearths his long-lost hand—reviving a family debate about ancient toolmaking. The fossilized hand of a male ...

Michelin stars meet mountain villages in one of Europe's most unforgettable regions. Learn when to visit San Sebastián and Bilbao, how to experience pintxos culture, and the iconic sites you can’t ...

The little-known birthplace of Portugal has beautifully preserved its medieval past—and embarked on an ambitious and much-lauded journey toward sustainable urban living. Locals and visitors hang out ...

Miyamoto Musashi’s duels made him a legend. His writings made him immortal. Here’s what history can (and can't) confirm about the man behind the myth. In this 1840s print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ...

While the crowds continue to gather in Tokyo and Kyoto, now is the right time to venture off the beaten path to rural hot spring towns that look like a fairy tale—and happen to have some of the best ...