16+ hour, 40+ min ago   (276+ words) A former family mansion on Spain’s Biscay coast invites guests to discover the region’s favourite wine and take part in harvest rituals. The slow transition from summer to autumn is an ideal time to explore Spain’s Basque Country. As temperatures…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (482+ words) For centuries, Panama has been a crossroads between worlds. The canal may have put it on the global map, but its greatest stories are found beyond the waterway — in neighbourhoods being reclaimed, traditions being revived and communities opening their doors…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (558+ words) National Geographic 7 of the Best Summer Hiking Shoes From lightweight trail shoes to hard-wearing Gore-Tex designs, these are the hiking shoes to pack for summer adventures. Summer hiking calls for lightweight footwear that can keep pace with changing conditions, whether…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1457+ words) Paleontologists are resurrecting a famous Egyptian fossil site after a World War II air raid obliterated its most spectacular dinosaur discoveries—and their findings reveal a world even deadlier than expected. Stones & Bones is back! I’m Nicholas St. Fleur, a…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1098+ words) Hugging the Potomac from D.C. to the Appalachian foothills, the C&O Canal is best experienced by bicycle and capped off with a night in a historic lockhouse. It could have been just another motorway, a clogged asphalt vein pumping the…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (101+ words) Along the Ashokan Reservoir in the Catskill Mountains of New York, a hand guides a praying mantis toward a wild carrot flower. "I'm always looking for gentleness and sensitivity when I photograph," Grade Solomon tells National Geographic. "I think those…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (989+ words) Cajon Pass is more than a busy mountain gateway. Its complex geology could help reshape the next major earthquake’s reach and intensity. Drive north from Los Angeles toward Las Vegas on I-15 and about one hour in you’ll find yourself…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (617+ words) Paleontologists have resolved a decades-old debate over turtle evolution in a new study of 210-million-year-old skull fossils. For decades, paleontologists, herpetologists, and geneticists have all struggled with a surprisingly tricky question: what, precisely, is a turtle? Now, turtles are coming…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (322+ words) A writer traveling on a four-day trip aboard The Canadian finds himself going back to a less-complicated time—with 1950s decor and no Wi-Fi. And it turns out my timing is good because this train—at least in its present form…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (304+ words) A new generation of small-scale food producers is bringing life back to Capraia, a remote island off the Tuscan coast where goats nearly outnumber residents. It’s a sort of peace that brings its own challenges. Many families have moved to…...