The ancient city of Napata, located in what is now Sudan, was a major urban and cultural center of Kush, an ancient empire in Nubia. University of Michigan archaeologists and earth scientists examined ...

Two-dimensional maps of clinopyroxene crystals that passed through a volcano’s magma chamber display a sharp increase in ...

Few ancient sites inspire more debate than Göbekli Tepe, with some claiming it is far older and others insisting the accepted ...

In the fourth episode of our Stones & Bones video series, National Geographic digital editor Nicholas St. Fleur examines the ...

National Geographic's Wonder Lessons will teach you how to navigate the stars, spot cloud types, recognize common trees, and ...