This story appears in the December 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. In the 1800s there was something called a Christmas side hunt where people would choose sides and go out during the ...

National Geographic's enterprising photographers have helped readers explore and learn about our beautiful world through their images for more than a century. Here is their best work from the past ...

This story appears in the December 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. Take “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town,” multiply it by several hundred, and you’ve got what’s billed as the ...

In the Christian tradition, Herod is the villain in the Christmas story. The Gospel of Matthew recounts how the king orders the death of all baby boys following the birth of Jesus, an event called ...

This story appears in the December 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine ... The only religious federal holiday in the U.S. is Christmas, while other countries have a more inclusive approach ...

“When you work with insects,” McKamey says, “it’s like Christmas every day.” National Geographic senior writer Douglas Main reports on all creatures great and small. Photographer Javier ...

This story appears in the May 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. It was five days before Christmas, and in the hut on the north flank of Eyjafjallajökull, the volcano that grounded ...