And yet some cities are set to emerge as havens from these extreme changes, and are proactively taking steps to prepare for an unstable future. ( These are the U.S. cities vying to become climate ...

Clearly the U.S. is not a bike-friendly country overall. Only one percent of all trips that Americans take—to work, to the store, on vacation—are by bike, compared with 87 percent by car or truck.

Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple have given experts more clues about the ancient metropolis of Eridu.

The coast has long been a place of healing. In 18th-century Europe, doctors prescribed beach time for ailments ranging from tuberculosis to leprosy.Patients spent their days bathing in (and often ...

This Harley-Davidson took the world’s first motorcycle ride powered by solar fuel. The bike motored along the shores of Switzerland’s Lake Zurich thanks to a new type of sustainable energy.

“When there is no water, nothing green, the sand becomes very strong, a very fast enemy,” says Sbai. “It takes a lot of land.” The desert is pressing in from every direction.

TikTok won't really make your brain rot. That doesn't happen until after death. While most brains rot quickly, researchers have found a surprising number preserved in the archaeological record.

Icon depicting the Emperor Constantine and the fathers of the Council of Nicaea of 325 with the Greek text of the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed of 381 in its liturgical form.

National Geographic stories take you on a journey that's always enlightening, often surprising and unfailingly fascinating. This month–saving forests. May 2022 Issue ...