Nearly 80 years after they were captured and killed in the final days of World War II, dozens of U.S. airmen were honored ...

The world’s oldest map of the night sky was amazingly accurate. Newly discovered fragments of 2,200-year-old star coordinates—once thought lost—reveal the incredible skill of the ancient ...

The Battle of Okinawa killed a quarter of the island's population, leading to a 27-year U.S. occupation and a heavy American ...

On December 7, 1941, Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor. Maps, both historic and newly created by National Geographic, yield new insights into the full scope of Japan's battle plans for the day ...

The monument for the victims of the World War II National Resistance movement and the Civil War is seen in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, Saturday, June 7, 2025.

More than 20,000 residents evacuated a German city after three U.S. WWII bombs were discovered in Cologne, requiring hours of careful diffusion work before people could return to their homes.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Images from the election of South Korea's new president, liberal Lee Jae-myung, are everything you’d expect to see in one of the world’s most vibrant ...

The Seven Years’ War (1756–1763) was a global conflict involving most of the great powers of the time, shaping the geopolitical landscape of the modern world. This video provides a detailed ...

Finding bombs from WW2 is not unusual in German cities such as Cologne and Berlin, but these bombs were particularly large. Image source, Reuters. Image caption, ...

Mario Kart World's Map Is Much Bigger Than You Might Expect The Switch 2 launch game might have a map that's as big as or bigger than Forza Horizon's or GTA V's ...

Russian state media only briefly referred to Ukraine's daring drone raid deep inside Russian territory.

We followed an original Civil War map to see what time had hidden—and what we found was unforgettable. From bullets to buttons, every relic holds a piece of history. Experience the thrill of ...