History is often taught as if serious art followed a single European arc—from classical Greek sculpture to Renaissance ...

With new technology, smarter tools, and a lot of patient digging, historians and archaeologists are uncovering marvels from every corner of the world. One day it’s an enormous thigh bone from a ...

Police are investigating how one of Rome’s most beloved monuments, the elephant sculpture designed by Baroque sculptor Gian ...

Police are investigating how one of Rome’s most beloved monuments, the elephant sculpture designed by Baroque sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini, lost the tip of its left tusk ...

Hannibal shattered Roman armies and stunned the ancient world, yet Rome refused to fall. This episode explains how political limits, supply problems, and Rome’s ability to recover ultimately sealed ...

History often looks for a dramatic collapse. Rome never provided one. Instead, power slipped away piece by piece while the empire’s name survived. The fall happened quietly—and permanently. Leavitt ...

Scattered across coral-strewn reefs and sunken cliffs, Bermuda’s centuries-old shipwrecks beckon explorers to uncover mysteries far beyond the famed Triangle. There are said to be more than 300 ...

Seaweed bathing in Ireland, a trek through Africa’s first designated wilderness quiet park—we asked National Geographic staff and contributors for their favorite places to escape the stress and noise ...

Hidden beside Pompeii lies the Villa of Poppaea, a vast seaside palace believed to belong to Nero’s second wife, frozen in time by the eruption of Vesuvius. With over a hundred rooms, towering ...

For years, biologists observed the last known Cascades frog in Lassen Volcanic National Park as she sat in shallow pools of water, spring after spring, waiting to hear the mating calls of male frogs.

Brian Saviano takes another dive into the blocky realm of Minecraft! Whether it's a survival series, a map showcase, or other general nonsense, Bricks 'O' Brian shows you the infinite possibilities ...