Known today as the “Black Belt,” the southeastern United States was once covered by an ancient sea—one that continues to shape modern history. Frank Toland is a park ranger for Tuskegee Airmen ...

Traditional sources and scholars have long hypothesized the location of this sacred chest. But tracing its whereabouts is more difficult than it seems.

Eighty years since the end of World War II, the British are recalling many battles fought on the path to victory. Yet one ...

Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.

Few figures in history have done more to change our understanding of the natural world. We celebrate Jane Goodall’s remarkable life with rare images from the National Geographic archives. Ethologist, ...