From Peru to Egypt, tourists can actively participate in digs, preservation projects, or workshops led by experts in the ...

May’s night sky is packed with astronomical events—find out when and where to look for meteor showers, ancient star clusters, ...

Whether biking to castles or kayaking through gorges, a trip centred on this river is the epitome of European romance.

A season on the Northern Forest Canoe Trail—stretching from the Adirondacks to northern Maine—reveals fresh possibilities for ...

A new trail in this southern Arizona city plots the most visitor-friendly astronomy stops—and there are plenty to choose from ...

The eastern U.S. is about to be inundated with trillions of Brood XIV periodical cicadas—which were first documented by the ...

A new study based on two decades of data shows what happens in an ocean ecosystem without great white sharks. Great white ...

Pakistan’s far north holds some of the world’s highest peaks and has a proud cultural identity, but until now international visitors have been thin on the ground. A new hiking tour explores a ...

Watch nutrients flow through an underground circulatory system that connects fungi and plants. A new study shows how these ...

Head to the country's storied west coast, the historic seat of the powerful Clan Campbell, for smoke-laced whiskies, shoreline adventures and towering Munros.

This story appears in the April 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine ... William Lange stands over a blown-up sonar survey map of the Titanic site—a meticulously stitched-together mosaic ...