Gait changes. Fallen arches. A whole new shoe size. Many women experience these transformations during pregnancy, but the ...

This story appears in the July 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. If you noticed them at all, they’d look like nothing more than tiny, windblown seeds floating amid the rushes at the edge of ...

A thundering conservation success story, the park also harbors almost 1,300 wild elephants; 1,800 Asiatic wild water buffalo, the largest remaining population anywhere; perhaps 9,000 hog deer; 800 ...

About 35 leopards live in and around this park. That’s an average of less than two square miles of habitat apiece, for animals that can easily range ten miles in a day. These leopards also live ...

The Romans had a serious trash problem, though by our standards it was good-looking trash. Their problem was amphorae. They needed millions of the curvy clay jars to ship wine, olive oil, and fish ...

Son of an abusive father, Frederick II blossomed when he took the throne. He attracted the great thinkers of Europe to his court while establishing Prussia as a dominant military power.

Ruled by Hammurabi, restored by Nebuchadrezzar, conquered by Cyrus—this city in the heart of Mesopotamia was both desired and despised, placing it at the center stage of the dawn of history.

Animal and cell studies suggest that consuming hops could provide a range of health benefits, but human studies are sparse.

Majorca’s major mountain range is every bit as beautiful as the island’s coastline — and you can hike straight from your ...

In 1933, two eye-witness claimed to have seen a prehistoric-like animal in the waters of a Scottish lake. In the following ...

Big cities and inefficient geographic distribution of votes makes it more difficult for Democrats to win majorities.

From Nigeria to Senegal and everywhere in between, West Africa is home to a rich culinary culture that transcends national ...