Discovered in the 1970s, the terra-cotta army was created 2,200 years ago to protect China’s first emperor in the afterlife. The land belonging to farmer Yang Zhifa in eastern China was covered ...

So is an army of snowboarders and skiers, all hoping that next winter they’ll get in a few more runs. A version of this story appears in the April 2025 issue of National Geographic magazine.

Five of the Terracotta Warriors are on loan to the Bowers, where they will be displayed to the public starting Saturday, May ...

The terracotta warriors weigh up to 600 pounds. Due to their age and significance, they must be handled with the utmost ...

From George Washington to Robert E. Lee, Arlington's history is as complicated as our own. Here's how it became the hallowed ...

The Army National Guard has made major strides in clearing a mountain of unpaid enlistment bonuses that had lingered for years, new service component data shows. As of January 2024, it owed ...

Many people know about the army of life-sized terracotta statues buried with Chinese first emperor Qin Shi Huang in the city of Xi’an. Discovered in 1974 and holding more than 8,000 clay ...

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. – For Army space operations officers, National Space Day on May 2 recognizes how they live and work every day. Functional Area 40, or FA40, space operations officers ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — A Tennessee Army National Guard crew departed from their base at McGhee Tyson Airport Wednesday afternoon and flew to a remote part of the Great Smoky ...

The National Geographic Endurance made its maiden call in London on May 1, sailing past the city's Tower Bridge and iconic Big Ben clocktower ahead of National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions’ ...

Behind the scenes, Soldiers from the 935th Aviation Support Battalion (ASB), Missouri Army National Guard, are making that mission possible by ensuring more than 1,000 participants representing 26 ...

A relentless explorer and celebrated TV host, Lin has built his on-camera identity on movement, resilience, and inspiration.