Scientists reveal new details about the 5.3-million-year-old flood, which triggered earthquakes, generated tropical-storm ...

The odd-looking specimen with scythe-like jaws indicates that early ants were spread widely across the globe while dinosaurs ...

intramural clinical director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. “If the brain isn’t functioning properly, people call it brain fog.” Yet experts distinguish ...

This fossil is 13 million years older than any ant fossil found before—and reveals a sophisticated predator that lived ...

A new study is part of a growing body of evidence that vaccination against shingles—and potentially other infections—can be protective against developing dementia. While there is currently no ...

The discovery sheds some light on a "lost" dynasty of pharaohs who ruled during a little-understood time in ancient Egypt's long history. Archaeologists from Egypt and the U.S. unearthed the tomb ...

Pablo “Popi” García Borboroglu and Bertie Gregory have been named the 2025 Rolex National Geographic Explorers of the Year. Borboroglu has been an Explorer since receiving the National ...

Titanic: The Digital Resurrection, a new National Geographic documentary streaming on Disney+, tells the story of the effort. It is the largest underwater 3D scan ever made, amounting to 16 ...

Child sacrifice was thought to be rare in their culture. This chilling discovery suggests foreign invaders played a role.

Thierry Tortosa, curator and paleontologist at the Sainte-Victoire National Nature Reserve, has helped a few hobbyists authenticate their finds, only to discover later that the items were sold on ...

In Ocala National Forest, Florida, a cicada slowly unfurls its wings and expands its body after emerging from its exoskeleton. Photograph By Nicholas Conzone All periodical cicadas in a given year ...

U.S. passport holders can travel to more than 100 destinations without a tourist visa, but some popular vacation spots require them. We explain the different types of visas and how to apply ...