Years after a life-changing first visit, National Geographic photographer Pete Muller returns to explore the places—and ...

The now-abandoned salt flats of South Caicos are getting some much-deserved attention from the island’s tourism industry.

To mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the war, we asked historians to share their favorite museums around the world.

From Prince Edward Island to Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada’s eastern seaboard is a treasure trove of wild places filled ...

While probiotic supplements have been touted as a gut-health booster, recent research shows why three groups of people may ...

Plot a mini-adventure in Italy's great outdoors — whether you want to swim around Sardinia or circle Lake Garda by bike.

Small lizards in New Orleans have an “unprecedented” tolerance for the toxic heavy metal. How are they even alive?

Experts estimate that 1 in 250 people have a genetic form of high cholesterol called familial hypercholesterolemia—and that ...

Since the outset of the Quaternary, whales and sharks have ruled the seas, topping a food chain with otters, seals, dugongs, ...

Forecasters say the region’s sea ice will dwindle to a strip above Greenland and Canada. There, polar bears and others will ...

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

They can be a life-threatening disaster—or a pricey nuisance. Here’s what you need to know about the depressions and holes ...