Astronomers are excited about the first test images released today from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, which show the universe in unprecedented detail, from violent cosmic collisions to faraway ...

From DNA sequencing to fingerprint analysis, forensic scientists are using groundbreaking new tools to stop animal ...

Maps must be more than static reference tools; they must be dynamic platforms that reflect the world as it changes.

The payload Russia's military chose to launch on the Angara A5 is unusual. The rocket deployed its primary passenger, Kosmos ...

In today’s newsletter, an unlikely Met Gala spotlight; the rocket that blasted above a swamp; hope and a hibiscus flower and … from capturing crickets to an award.

The best images this year from National Geographic’s photo community—curated from thousands of photographers and over a million photographs Your Shot photographer Aya Okawa captured this image ...

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Newly discovered fragments of 2,200-year-old star coordinates—once thought lost—reveal the incredible skill of the ancient astronomer Hipparchus.

Each year the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization convenes to determine which sites will be granted World Heritage status in recognition of their outstanding value to ...

In his new Nat Geo series, 'Limitless,' the actor dangles from a rope high above a canyon and surfs frigid waters—all to test extreme strategies for living longer.

The map that NASA launched in 1972 could lead extraterrestrials to Earth. A new map, nearly 50 years later, provides even better directions.

From the pyramids of Egypt to the jungle-choked ruins of Angkor Wat, from the magical desert capital of the Nabateans in ...