The Best of National Geographic

It’s a popular practice, and research shows it has real health benefits. A new diet that tricks your body into thinking it’s fasting may have similar benefits.

The average American produces almost five pounds of waste every day. Here’s how to save yours from ending up in a landfill.

Steel structures and swinging bridges built high above the rain forest floor give tourists a non-intrusive way to spot the country’s tapirs, tigers, and notoriously shy primates.

Scented art exhibits. Tours that have you sniff your way through a city. These immersive travel experiences ask you to follow your nose.

Each day starts at the international date line. But countries are free to observe time as they see fit—resulting in a number of calendar quirks.

From their environmental impact to how grifters are cashing in, here’s what you should know about non-fungible tokens.

In the coming year, planetary alignments, perfectly timed meteor showers, and a pair of solar eclipses will delight stargazers around the world.

Cutting-edge technologies are revealing the intricacies of human aging and sparking research into drugs to slow it, or even reverse it.

Our floodlit society has made sleep deprivation a lifestyle. But we know more than ever about how we rest—and how it keeps us healthy.

Unique footage shows the SpaceX CEO and his team in mission control in the moments leading up to the historic launch.

Bogus stories of wild animals flourishing in quarantined cities gives false hope—and viral fame.

“We may cross a tipping point when most men will be sub-fertile,” says one expert. Here are environmental and lifestyle factors that could increase a man’s risk.

The bizarre deaths of Soviet hikers at Dyatlov Pass have inspired countless conspiracy theories, but the answer may lie in an elegant computer model based on surprising sources.

In the first of our series ‘Around the World in 80 Books,’ we boldly leap into epic journeys from Ethiopia to Ireland.

Journey through National Geographic’s most powerful photographs of the decade

Put on your hiking boots and enjoy these gorgeous alpine views that were submitted to our photo contest.

Looking for your next adventure? You’ll find it on our annual list of the world’s best destinations for travelers.

From Scotland to Switzerland and beyond, here’s where to hike through history, climb a mountain, and glide through crystal-clear waters.

In eastern Mexico, a few courageous women are breaking barriers to join a sacred—and breathtaking—Indigenous ritual.

Video calls seemed an elegant solution to remote work, but they wear on the psyche in complicated ways.

The Netherlands has become an agricultural giant by showing what the future of farming could look like.

We asked a preeminent historian to investigate our coverage of people of color in the U.S. and abroad. Here’s what he found.

Unfettered media consumption skews our perception of the present. Here’s how to break the cycle.

A new technology aims to stop wildlife from spreading Ebola, rabies, and other viruses. It could prevent the next pandemic by stopping pathogens from jumping from animals to people.