How this Lithuanian prison (with a dark past) became a stronghold of art and festivals
Since its establishment under the Russian empire, Lukiškės Prison has transformed from a bleak place of torture and murder to ...
How three sisters took down a dictator in the Dominican Republic
Also known as las Mariposas, the Mirabal sisters are national heroes for their efforts to bring down Rafael Trujillo’s brutal ...
Ozempic has a surprising side effect: Drinking less alcohol
People taking new weight-loss drugs say they curb cravings for booze, drugs, and nicotine. Did scientists inadvertently ...
Bitter vegetables have health benefits. What happens if scientists make them tastier?
Gene editing is removing compounds that make foods like brussels sprouts and blackberries taste bitter. Here’s what that ...
Go ice skating beneath the aurora borealis in the Swedish Arctic
Swap overcrowded ice rinks for the real thing, and skate beneath the aurora borealis on the frozen sea in Swedish Lapland.
The real history of the Borgias family and their cursed 'black legend'
Not unlike many of the Renaissance families of Italy, the Borgias were power hungry, corrupt, and self-indulgent. But their dynasty produced two popes—are they worthy of this notorious legacy?
Tsunami: Race Against Time
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Last Song for Migrating Birds
This story appears in the July 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. In a bird market in the Mediterranean tourist town of Marsa Matruh, Egypt, I was inspecting cages crowded with wild ...