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 ...

This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Where do babies come from? The Aztecs’ answer to the classic child’s question was that they came ...

This story appears in the November/December 2016 issue of National Geographic History magazine. “Death to the living, Long life to the killers, Success to sailors’ wives, And greasy luck to ...

This story appears in the November/December 2016 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Sparta’s enemies, when facing the intimidating Spartan forces, would see a wall of shields ...

This story appears in the March/April 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. During the 1700s, a European Grand Tour was a rite of passage for the sons of wealthy families.

This story appears in the March/April 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Throughout history, small states have come out of nowhere, and rapidly become great powers. This was the ...

This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Everybody may know the name “Attila the Hun,” but nobody knows where he’s buried. Finding him ...

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 ...

ByK. M. Kostyal 25 min read This story appears in the March/April issue of National Geographic History magazine. As simple as it may sound, the European world collapsed on itself like a matchstick ...

This story appears in the November/December 2016 issue of National Geographic History magazine. A legend from the Andes tells the tale of Kuka, a woman of such extraor dinary beauty that none in ...

This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Amelia Blanford Edwards was one of a stream of European travelers drawn to see the wonders of Egypt ...

Travelers will soon be able to explore new destinations with exciting additions to National Geographic Expeditions for 2025 and 2026. If you’re looking to explore the globe in a whole new way, ...