Amid its sky-scraping towers and monuments, the Emirati capital offers heritage, new cultural draws and a natural archipelago ...

National Geographic Explorer-at-Large Bob Ballard revisits the Iron Bottom Sound—rediscovering vessels, and making new finds.

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Space weather forecasting is decades behind Earth’s meteorology. Learn what makes auroras so unpredictable—and the real-time ...

The nano-sized messenger cells are hailed for their rejuvenating power—including signaling to the body when to make more ...

National Geographic helped the famous conservationist get her start—and followed her chimpanzee research and advocacy for ...

Faced with the increasing impact of climate change, the world’s cities need to find effective ways to preserve the health of ...

Through her groundbreaking work with chimps in Africa, Goodall helped people understand that animals are sentient and ...

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The month is packed with skywatching highlights—including two galaxies visible to the naked eye and a rare glimpse of the ...