For as long as they worked in the smuggling tunnels beneath the Gaza Strip, Samir and his brother Yussef suspected they might one day die in them. When Yussef did die, on a cold night in 2011, his end ...

This story appears in the March 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine. Jiuzhaigou means "valley of nine villages," ...

As crowds soar, wildlife can suffer. And for the park's human visitors, the idea of getting away from it all gets tougher.

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Read a National Geographic magazine article about how flowering plants appeared during the Cretaceous period and get ...

Read a National Geographic magazine article about the fossil trade, and get information, facts, and more about the big business of dinosaur bones.

Ancient Maya believed that the rain god Chaak resided in caves and natural wells called cenotes. Maya farmers today in Mexico ...

On the 150th anniversary of the Great Emancipator’s assassination, Americans along the route of his funeral train reflect on ...

The volcano came back to life from 2004 to 2008, shooting off plumes of steam and ash up to 30,000 feet into the sky, growing a new lava dome in its crater, and captivating sightseers and geologists.

Read a National Geographic magazine article about general relativity and get information, facts, and more about dark matter.

The Aral Sea straddles Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan and for thousands of years was fed by two major rivers, the Amu Darya and ...

Part of the first international peace park, Waterton Lakes dazzles with outstanding scenery, easygoing wildlife, and ...