As National Geographic reimagines its iconic headquarters for the 21st century, here’s a look back at its history as a base for both Cold War spies and the Society’s own Explorers.

This story appears in the March/April 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine ... Frederick threw himself back into military pursuits. The Seven Years’ War (1756-1763) was triggered ...

A billion-dollar cleanup is trying to make it swimmable again. The history of Paris is inextricably linked to the river that flows through its center—from Neolithic settlement to this year’s ...

Follow the monarch on its 3,000-mile journey across the continent Follow the monarch on its 3,000-mile journey across the continent Monarchs are actually toxic—and 5 other amazing butterfly ...

From Caesar to Napoleon, the Pyramids to the Parthenon, the Trojan War to the Civil War—National Geographic History draws readers in with more than 5,000 years of people, places, and things to ...

This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine ... First she took the mother back to the temazcal so she would sweat out toxins.

A diver’s hunt for lost slave ships led to an incredible journey A diver’s hunt for lost slave ships led to an incredible journey National Geographic Explorer Tara Roberts dives into ...

This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine ... s delegation arrived in Rome and sent back reports to the duke reassuring him about the ...

This month’s National Geographic cover is a time-lapse image by Stephen Wilkes that captures America’s beauty in one of the most hard-to-reach places.