The story is true. The German sub officially was known as U-166. It was among a fleet of 23 sent to the Atlantic Ocean in the ...

W hen you think of shipwrecks you may think of an older time when the ocean was the only way to cross the Atlantic and radar ...

Authorities investigating the implosion of an experimental submersible on its way to the Titanic wreckage in 2023 have ...

The two-hour special will also feature new footage from inside the Titan by adventurer Josh Gates, who scrapped plans for a ...

Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster, directed by Pamela Gordon, is a recounting of the doomed journey, its aftermath, and the ...

The new National Geographic book, 100 Beaches of a Lifetime, explores all of these destinations and more. Here are 14 beaches that are worth traveling for. Japan’s lushest, warmest, most ...

Scientists suspect many species are in decline—but there are still unanswered questions and a lot of hope. Here's when and where you can still spot them. Experts say a "concerning" number of ...

For years, João Duarte has puzzled over a seemingly boring underwater expanse off the coast of Portugal. In 1969, this site spawned a massive earthquake that rattled the shore and sparked a tsunami.

A study of long-distance runners shows the brain’s remarkable ability to adapt—by burning its own fat. A marathon taxes more than just muscles—it pushes the brain to its metabolic limits ...

National Geographic photographer Keith Ladzinski focused on the positive when it came to forest fires: the solutions people are working on.

From King Tut’s tomb to the Dead Sea Scrolls, there’s seemingly nothing archaeologists can’t unearth. So why haven’t they found Atlantis yet? It’s a question regularly fielded by real ...

Lake Titicaca was a sacred space to the ancient Andean empire of the Inca, which at its height in the early 16th century controlled territory from modern-day Colombia to Chile. The Inca built more ...