The Unzen disaster of 1792 remains the deadliest volcanic-related catastrophe in Japanese history, resulting in an estimated ...

The Red Sea was thought to host ecosystems resilient to warming waters, but a 2023 heatwave proves otherwise. A juvenile Red Sea anemonefish, also called a clownfish, looks out from between the ...

Errol Doebler, onetime Navy SEAL and FBI agent, has used breathwork throughout his career. From surviving SEAL training and special operations with the 75th Ranger Regiment in Afghanistan in 2010, to ...

History presents the Whydah Gally's crew as swashbuckling sailors who looted a fortune before perishing in a storm. But before its days of piracy, the ship played a role in the transatlantic slave ...

The Fire and Disaster Management Agency issued an emergency alert at the time of the quake, predicting strong shaking in the ...

Many unexpected human artifacts have been preserved, for centuries, in vulture nests. This sandal woven from grasses and twigs, called an agobía, is somewhere between 727 and 771 years old, ...

Decades ago, India’s tigers were on the brink of extinction. Slowly, their numbers have rebounded. But that ecological success has prompted a dire problem—and a race to save many of them from genetic ...

It sounds backward, but research suggests a cup of coffee followed by a short nap could sharpen focus and fight fatigue. Coffee before sleep sounds counterintuitive, but scientists say this unusual ...

One of the most dangerous faults in the United States, the Cascadia Subduction Zone, may be able to trigger an earthquake on ...

Dan Buettner's iconic National Geographic cover story transformed our idea of what makes for a long, healthy life. It's now published online for the first time. OKINAWA, JAPANSquatting effortlessly on ...

Miyamoto Musashi’s duels made him a legend. His writings made him immortal. Here’s what history can (and can't) confirm about the man behind the myth. In this 1840s print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ...

Next time you're on social media consider this: one study evaluating influencer posts on Instagram found that 86 percent of nutrition content didn’t cite any scientific sources—and other research ...