Some of your most important life partners are the mitochondria that power all your cells. You and these little cellular ...

National Geographic Explorer Sammy Ramsey is a self-proclaimed “bundle of quirks and oddities.” Standing tall in his ...

A study resets the longevity discussion, after previous research focused on those born between 1870 and 1900, and shows ...

A new analysis of ancient mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from Neanderthal fossils suggests researchers may need to revisit when ...

A genetic study has unveiled that two Neanderthals who lived approximately 10,000 years apart in Siberia's famous Denisova Cave were distant relatives. This remarkable discovery provides the fourth ...

Antibiotic resistance genes, the molecular instructions that allow bacteria to survive drug treatments, are not confined to ...

A team led by Harvard Medical School researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center showed that replicating the genetic ...

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This story is part of the National Geographic 33, our celebration of visionary changemakers. In the age of hashtag activism, Shailene Woodley knows all too well the potential pitfalls of celebrity ...

What do America’s national parks taste like? In Northern California, perhaps it’s the earthiness of forest mushrooms and sweetness of crab meat. Along the Southern border, maybe the basso of pine nuts ...

In summer, the South Downs Way is great for both hiking and cycling through the lush, green landscape. Photograph by National Trust Images/John Miller This article was produced by National Geographic ...