Vintage Video Explains How Road Maps Were Made in 1940
See how mapmakers painstakingly kept pace in an era when America’s road network was constantly expanding.
View ArticleYou Can Smell When Someone's Sick—Here's How
The curious case of a woman who can smell Parkinson’s reminds us our noses are our first defense against illness.
View ArticleAncient Maps Show Islands That Don't Really Exist
For centuries, mapmakers have conjured up islands that only exist in the imagination.
View ArticleFirst Person to Walk Untethered in Space Gives a Final Interview
Astronaut Bruce McCandless offers his thoughts on an iconic photo in his last-ever interview with National Geographic.
View ArticleParasitic Worms Found in a Woman's Eye—First Case of Its Kind
An Oregon woman’s infection marks the first time on record that an eye worm species normally found in cattle has been seen in humans.
View ArticleAntique Maps Highlight Korea’s Rich Cultural Heritage
While the Olympic spotlight is on Korea, see the intriguing ways that mapmakers have depicted the peninsula over centuries.
View ArticleWhy You Shouldn't Eat a Slug (In Case You Need Reasons)
Hint: A brain-infesting worm carried by gastropods is spreading around the world.
View ArticleRussians Were Once Banned From a Third of the U.S.
A 1957 map shows that Soviet visitors were barred from most of New York’s Long Island—and the entire state of Washington.
View ArticleFact or Fiction: Can You Really Sweat Out Toxins?
There are plenty of good reasons to work up a sweat. Detoxifying your body isn’t one of them.
View ArticleHow an Obscure Religious Sect Mapped the Cosmos
The Muggletonians believed that Earth was the center of the universe—and made beautiful maps to prove it.
View ArticleDiscover Fascinating Vintage Maps From National Geographic's Archives
More than 6,000 maps from the magazine's 130-year-long history have been digitally compiled for the first time.
View ArticleExplore 100 Years of National Geographic Pull-Out Maps
A century ago, National Geographic magazine started creating supplement maps, designed to adorn walls and explore every corner of our Earth in intricate detail. Here are some of the best.
View ArticleExplore Historic Mount Everest Expeditions Through National Geographic Maps
Sixty-five years after the first climbers summited Mount Everest, we look back on our most stunning maps of the mountain.
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