National Geographic

Alcohol isn’t just a mind-altering drink: It has been a prime mover of human culture from the beginning, fueling the development of arts, language, and religion.

National Geographic correspondent Bryan Christy and photographer Brent Stirton investigate the rhino trade and two key players who want to end the South African and international bans on trading and selling rhino horn.

Pope Francis’s emphasis on serving the poor over enforcing doctrine has inspired both joy and anxiety in Roman Catholics, and the church establishment.

On living in an age when scientific knowledge about vaccinations and climate change are put into question.

When a ladybug becomes a zombie, and other examples of parasitic nightmares in nature.

How drought is affecting California’s Central Valley, and what it means for its future.

Want to drive a cab in London? First you must master “The Knowledge,” a real-time, street-level test of memorization skills that covers 20,000 streets and 25,000 landmarks.

A look at how our diets have evolved from the Stone Age, and what our modern menus are doing to us.

One-sixth of Americans don’t have enough nutritious food to eat on a daily basis. Tracie McMillan talks to some of these families, while three photographers set out to different parts of the country to document what life looks like when you don’t know where your next meal is coming from.

strobiologists, those who study the science of life beyond Earth, are examining the following question: “Are we alone?”