Get winter off to a cracking start with our pick of the November festivities, from fireworks in London to flaming tar barrels ...

One of the most infamous heists in the cultural institution’s history was the 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa—when Pablo Picasso ...

From Motown magic and gritty garage rock to pulsing techno, discover the sounds that make Detroit one of the world’s most ...

What are some animals that give birth to huge numbers of offspring at once?” (Watch a female sea urchin produce millions of eggs.) The mola, or ocean sunfish, looks like an animal cracker someone bit ...

Stretching almost 1,500 miles, the Great Barrier Reef is so vast that just 20% has been surveyed. With tourism funding ...

The Grand Egyptian Museum is set to open in its entirety — from pyramid views to Tutankhamun’s treasures, here’s what you can ...

The legendary pair share their thoughts on the craft of photography, what goes into a great shot, and what they hope for the ...

Studies now show health risks rise sharply even at a few drinks a week. Cutting back, even a little, can make a measurable ...

An archaeologist is piecing together what the V-shaped stone structures—some stretching 500 feet long—were used for.

Scientists say that the fires ravaging the western United States are burning differently these days. Documenting the ...

The loss of the ancient world's greatest repository of knowledge has been mourned for centuries—but Julius Caesar may not ...

Maynard Owen Williams was National Geographic's first foreign correspondent, and in 1923 he was on hand for an event the ...