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.

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.

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

This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Where do babies come from? The Aztecs’ answer to the classic child’s question was that they came ...

From its origins in gambling, to a canvas for artists and political expression, tarot went through one last transformation in ...

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 ...

The mean, green witch and the Evil Queen have thrilled generations of moviegoers. But they also reflect cultural fears about ...

5 min read This story appears in the November/December 2016 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Icelandic sagas tell how the 10th-century Viking sailor Leif Eriksson stumbled on a new ...

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 ...

This story appears in the January 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. In the winter of ... “It works this way at every point in human history. A society develops an enabling technology ...

Two local experts share how Dublin and Grosseto are supporting tourism initiatives that encourage exploration of the natural ...

Get ready to step into the shoes of explorers as National Geographic unveils its immersive Museum of Exploration, set to open ...