The ‘comet of the year’ is coming soon. Here’s how to see it.
The comet, which will be visible to the naked eye, orbits the sun roughly once every 80,000 years—the last time it passed ...
Why a pair of adventurers decided to make their treacherous climb much, much harder
Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell are two of the world’s best climbers. Why did they add a 2,600-mile odyssey of biking, ...
Why Romanian home cooks are welcoming visitors into their kitchens
Across Transylvania’s mountains, villagers are opening up their homes to guests, cooking recipes that reach back through ...
5 of the world's spookiest lakes—and the science behind them
From a lake that claimed hundreds of lives to another that mummifies creatures that fall in, these lakes will send a shiver ...
Exclusive: Remains of Andrew 'Sandy' Irvine believed to have been found on Everest
The discovery, made by a National Geographic team 100 years after the mountaineer vanished with George Mallory, could add new ...
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How Bach’s anatomy may have handed him greatness
This story appears in the September 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine ... nearly 8½ inches from wrist to fingertips—and its reach, as much as 10¼ inches from thumb to last finger ...
Come to this Irish region for otherworldly rock formations
Midway along Ireland’s Atlantic Coast lies the Burren, an otherworldly landscape whose mesmerising limestone formations have ...
Hike through mountain caves and Buddhist shrines in this South Korean park
In Seoraksan National Park, in the north east of South Korea, the mountainous landscape is dotted with Buddhist shrines.
Hiking the Astungkara Way, the trail offering a fresh perspective on Bali
A new hike through the rice paddies and forested interior of Bali offers a meaningful way to experience Indonesia’s ‘Island ...
A Yellowstone for Europe? Inside the bold effort to rewild the continent
High in Romania's Carpathian Mountains, advocates are pushing to protect one of Europe's last stretches of wilderness and ...
How to plan the ultimate trip to Morocco, from the southern highlights to the north
So close to Europe yet so different in culture and customs, Morocco is a slice of North Africa that deserves deep exploration ...
10 of Jamaica's best hotels, from waterfront villas to mountain cabins with a view
Jamaica’s finest hotels blend with the Caribbean island’s lush scenery and lively music and food scenes. Here, we round up 10 ...