Bees. Spies. A morgue. National Geographic’s headquarters has a surprising history.
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.
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Beautiful Babylon: Jewel of the Ancient World
GTRES This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Mesopotamia—“the land between two rivers”—gave birth to many of the world’s first ...
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What’s So Great About Frederick? The Warrior King of Prussia
This story appears in the March/April 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine ... In the 1730s, he had proven that the world was flattened at the poles, just as Isaac Newton had ...
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Nearly 80 years after World War II, their voices recall the struggle
This story appears in the June 2020 issue of National Geographic magazine. Seventy-nine years ago, the most far-flung, destructive, and lethal war in history approached its end. World War II lived ...
Scientists discover world’s largest coral—so big it can be seen from space
Exclusive photos reveal a sprawling, 300-year-old coral near Solomon Islands, recently discovered by the National Geographic ...
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What made this ancient society sacrifice its own children?
Some 500 years ago, the Chimú in what is now Peru ritually killed hundreds of their young in the largest mass child sacrifice events known in world ... 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine.
America’s most beloved bear is dead. Here’s why Grizzly 399 mattered.
The oldest known grizzly mother in history, the 28-year-old bear was often photographed with her cubs in Grand Teton National Park before she was killed by a car in October.