This story appears in the March 2020 issue of National Geographic magazine. Almost as soon as ... which have specialized roles, every worker bee is capable of doing every job necessary for ...

A military plane was carrying the weapons when it exploded over a rural area, killing three people and sending the bombs ...

Newly minted Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is now the highest ranking openly LGBTQ official in American history. Bessent — who was nominated by President Donald Trump shortly after his election — ...

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National Geographic was founded in 1888 by a group of visionaries who embodied an era of exploration, discovery, invention, and change. With offices around the world and headquarters in Washington ...

Films are made over many days, but some days are more memorable, and important, than others. Imagine yourself in ten years looking back on this production. What day from your film’s development, ...

Annual "Pictures of the year” captured by Nat Geo photographers in 2024. The post 6 Photos That Made An Impact In The Nat Geo ...

This story appears in the December 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine. It’s apparition time: 5:40 p.m. In a small Roman Catholic chapel in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the village of ...

This story appears in the June 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. Because the wedding was illegal and a secret, except to the invited guests, and because marriage rites in Rajasthan are ...

If you find a bumblebee which appears to be struggling, it may be that it is just resting, particularly if the bee is a queen in early spring. If you think the bee is struggling the best thing to do ...

The winner will be awarded a trip to Washington, DC to compete in the national championship in Fall 2025. To enter, a student must submit an essay that expresses their ideas around using civics to ...

It had been five hours since my intrepid robot Gilligan left its garage on the front of the submersible Mir 1 and disappeared inside the cavernous shipwreck. Our sub was parked on the upper deck ...