Afghanistan’s Bamiyan Buddhas were symbols of the country’s rich cultural history. When extremists destroyed them, the world mourned a cultural and historical loss. Historians emphasize the global ...

National Geographic Explorer Peter Campell provides an inside look at the early stages of a heritage crime investigation.

Each year, National Geographic highlights a collection of the most compelling images captured by Nat Geo photographers over the past 12 months in their "Pictures of the Year." For 2025, Nat Geo ...

As 2025 inches towards its end, National Geographic is celebrating the year by dropping its annual Pictures of the Year 2025, “highlighting the images that most inspired and defined the past year ...

Discover the world's ultimate escapes to unplug and reset with the Luxury Collection by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Here's our round up of the best resorts, hotels and lodges to stay across ...

This month the two sixth-century Buddhas of Bamiyan demolished in Afghanistan were temporarily returned to their towering places in the Bamiyan cliffs through 3D projection. A 3D projection of one of ...

Afghanistan’s Bamiyan Buddhas were a marvel of ancient engineering and culture. When the Taliban destroyed them, the world witnessed a devastating cultural loss. Historians and art lovers mourned the ...

India has extended the exposition of the sacred relics of Lord Buddha in Bhutan’s capital, Thimphu, by a week at the request of the Himalayan country’s royal government. The casket containing the ...

From Caesar to Napoleon, the Pyramids to the Parthenon, the Trojan War to the Civil War—National Geographic History magazine draws readers in with more than 5,000 years of people, places, and things ...