As the original survey map of the Mason-Dixon Line heads to the auction block, National Geographic senior cartographer Scott Zillmer explains what everyone gets wrong about it.
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Researchers found one sable shearwater on Australia’s Lord Howe Island with nearly 900 pieces of plastic in its stomach.
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One day soon, parasitic mites could accidentally arrive in North America. It’s a doomsday scenario for pollinators that scientists are racing to avoid.
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Whether it’s a short hop across the Channel or an overland expedition to the furthest reaches of Europe, some of the richest travel experiences happen when you skip the flight.
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Thousands of years ago, Florida’s coastline extended as much as 100 miles out beyond its present edge. Artifacts from that early era are now hidden underwater from Texas to Florida—and they could help settle major debates about when humans arrived in America.
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