Adventure doesn’t stop after dark in Scotland, from twilight kayaking along the River Tay to pitch-black bungee jumps in the ...

From the Reconstruction era to the Cold War, multiple administrations have tried (and failed) to acquire the Arctic island.

This story appears in the June 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. Because the wedding was illegal and a secret, except to the invited guests, and because marriage rites in Rajasthan are ...

Crossing the borders of Namibia, Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe, land and water safaris follow the flow of the Zambezi to Lake ...

Once a familiar sight along Britain’s riverbanks, water voles now face extinction—thanks to a new predator. Can these ...

In this Andalucian city, flamenco is an art form as well as a way of life — not just for traditional dancers and singers but ...

A collection of artifacts has been found in one of the largest and most complex Chu-era burials ever found. This cache is ...

When hundreds of eerily perfect circles were discovered on the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, theories abounded about what ...

Each January, indulgent and entertaining feasts take place across Scotland and beyond to honour national poet Robert Burns.

With centuries of winemaking history and a wealth of tasting experiences on offer, the Costa Brava is ideally set up for ...

You don’t need to give up steaks entirely. But mounting evidence shows that a diet that incorporates more plant-based protein ...

In 1925, grad student Cecilia Payne first proposed that stars were mostly made of hydrogen and helium and shaped our ...