- National Geographic News
- 18/3/15 12:00
Vietnam is prime example of a little-known global threat: the mining of river sand to build the world’s booming cities.
Vietnam is prime example of a little-known global threat: the mining of river sand to build the world’s booming cities.
Jewelry dealer Nael Ali will be the first defendant sentenced in the most extensive federal investigation into Indian arts and crafts fraud.
WEDNESDAY 14. MARCH 2018
A new study from South Africa observed wild snake mothers protecting and warming their young for weeks after they emerged from eggs.
The famous physicist was fond of making scientific bets and predictions, from the nature of black holes to the end of humanity.
Canadian citizen scientist photographers spotted a fleeting type of aurora not seen before, dubbed “Steve,” and scientists have started working out what’s causing them.
Egg-laying shrimp queens rule over complex colonies—and a new study reveals their intriguing evolution.
Australian authorities say the tooth's monetary value "would not be very high," though it may be prized by collectors.
Hawking's scientific claim to fame was his revelation that the universe began in a singularity, an infinitely dense point of spacetime.
TUESDAY 13. MARCH 2018
The painted lady is the longest continuously migrating butterfly ever recorded.
Gorilla babies are a rare sight, even for researchers who spend all day studying the apes.
Studying memory mechanisms in simple organisms could help develop drugs for trauma and dementia patients.
The animal's wings resemble those of pheasants, but it couldn't flap quite like today's birds.
A political disupte between Kosovo and Serbia has led to problems in the electricity grid that serves much of Europe, with a surprising result.
An undisturbed elite tomb discovered in ancient Armageddon is replete with gold offerings—and the promise of unlocking secrets with DNA analysis.
MONDAY 12. MARCH 2018
Archaeologists have long suspected that modified skulls in German burials belonged to the Huns. Now genetic evidence may confirm it.
In South Africa, humans not only survived but thrived during the biggest volcanic eruption of the last two million years.
Experts are in disagreement over the most humane—and legal—way to kill the invasive reptiles.
Environmentalists are chasing industrial fishers that may be threatening fisheries in developing waters and marine protected areas.
SUNDAY 11. MARCH 2018
Mitch Landrieu explains how a question from old friend Wynton Marsalis spurred his reckoning with the city’s monuments on National Geographic’s America Inside Out with Katie Couric.
SATURDAY 10. MARCH 2018
Does a punishment of six months in prison match the crime?