The iconic Homo erectus fossil was welcomed home with a repatriation ceremony and a new museum exhibit in Jakarta.

TOKYO — Japan’s Cabinet on Friday approved a record defense budget plan exceeding $58 billion for the coming year, aiming to ...

Getting to zero carbon emissions won’t save the world. We’ll have to also remove carbon from the air—a massive undertaking unlike anything we’ve ever done. Scientists monitor a mesocosm—an ...

Selected by the picture editors at National Geographic Traveller (UK), these are the best travel photos of this year.

A retro revival, ‘ticket travel’, indigenous firsts — these are among the key trends and developments set to influence the ...

“These cruises take you to places you can’t go otherwise, either because the ships are small and can get into smaller ports, ...

You gotta try the local cuisine” — that's the advice given to any traveler headed beyond their own borders. National ...

TikTok—specifically #witchtok—is fueling interest in paganism. Here’s how to immerse yourself in full moon rituals, spellcasting, and more. The Ivana Kupala festival, in Kyiv, Ukraine, is part of an ...

The U.S. Surgeon General has called for adding cancer warnings to alcohol labels—as scientific evidence mounts that even moderate drinking may be more harmful than we thought. A glass of red wine a ...

A Blur concert sells out in two minutes, while The Cure’s tour breaks attendance records. McDonald’s commercials star Grimace. Mission Impossible thrills at the box office. What year is it? you ask.

Here’s everything you need to know about exploring the Emerald Isle—when to go, where to stay, what to do, and how to get around. Bicyclists roll along the 26-mile-long Great Western Greenway. Running ...

Earlier this month, the Trump administration finally released its National Security Strategy 2025 (NSS 2025). As expected, media coverage in Japan and South Korea often featured commentaries that ...