Ostereich and Peller – having just claimed first and second place in Thursday’s Park Elementary School National Geographic Bee – revealed the secret of their success to the Leader. “I just like to ...

See 12 of the week’s most interesting images from around the world, as selected by Washington Post photo editors.

The Greek island has a long history of earthquakes, but what is causing the recent series of quakes has scientists perplexed.

National Geographic Explorer Tara Roberts goes through a journey of self discover and healing while study sunken enslavement ...

His years illustrating pulp novels honed his sense of pictorial drama, and his meticulous research ensured historical ...

South Georgia is a resurrected wonderland of Southern Ocean fauna after the ravages of the sealing and whaling eras. Today it ...

Sue Halliwell marks the 150th anniversary of polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton’s birth by tracing his ill-fated British ...

The day will begin at 10:30 a.m. with what we call Seed Stories — opportunities to share your seed starting or seed saving experience, to ask questions, or perhaps just to soak up the stories shared ...

"When one is visiting another country, one is a guest to that country." Tourist caught on video ignoring safety measures at national landmark: 'Surely the picture isn't going to look that different' ...

The Marshall Islands has designated coral-rich waters around two of its remotest Pacific Ocean atolls as a marine sanctuary, ...