It can take more than a year to make a single razor-sharp katana. In Japan, business is booming for the few remaining smiths ...

A version of this story appears in the October 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. The world’s largest bee may also be the planet’s most elusive. First discovered in 1859 by the ...

This story appears in the January 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. Whenever photographer Gabriele Galimberti meets people on his travels, he asks the same question: Can I see what’s ...

The Grand Egyptian Museum is a monumental showcase for all 5,000 of King Tut’s treasures—and a symbol of a nation that has reclaimed its past.

What makes her work notable is its charm and cheerfulness — and the way those qualities mask the darker realities embedded in ...

That’s Jeffrey’s Antique Gallery in Findlay, Ohio for you – a place where time machines exist in the form of 38,000 square ...

The air at the Sarasota Swap Meet carries a distinctive blend of scents—fresh kettle corn popping nearby, the unmistakable ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (IANS) – Indian American Karthik Subramaniam, a software engineer based here, has won the 2023 National Geographic ‘Pictures of the Year’ award, beating over 5,000 entries ...

Published in the July/August 2025 issue of National Geographic Traveller (UK). To subscribe to National Geographic Traveller (UK) magazine click here . (Available in select countries only).

This story is part of the National Geographic 33. A pioneer of big-mountain snowboarding, Jeremy Jones watched as helicopters made remote backcountry runs suddenly reachable, enabling access to ...

The National Geographic special "Ocean with David Attenborough" premieres June 7 for World Oceans Day, urging action to protect our oceans.

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