Was Queen Victoria the first influencer? How the ‘media monarch’ shaped the modern world
From white wedding dresses to Christmas trees, Victoria’s personal choices became global trends—long before the age of social ...
Rock art in Venezuela may be the sign of a lost ancient culture
Archaeologists discovered clusters of red ocher drawings scattered on rocks and cliffs across Canaima National Park—and have some theories on who made the mysterious art.
How a molar, jawbone, and pinkie are rewriting human history
Stunning discoveries and fresh breakthroughs in DNA analysis are changing our understanding of our own evolution and offering a new picture of the "other humans" that our ancestors met across Europe ...
These rare treasures could paint a better picture of China before it unified
A collection of artifacts has been found in one of the largest and most complex Chu-era burials ever found. This cache is ...
The U.S. has tried to buy Greenland before. Here’s how those past attempts went.
From the Reconstruction era to the Cold War, multiple administrations have tried (and failed) to acquire the Arctic island.
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Wine, Women, and Wisdom: The Symposia of Ancient Greece
This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Depicted on a tetradrachm, the Olympian Dionysus was the god of wine, an important part of the ...