National Geographic has not discovered ancient giant humans, despite rampant reports and pictures. But we have discovered how the hoax started—and perhaps why people believe.
The "living museum" will be preserved for divers and snorkelers, researchers say, its cannons and anchors kept under about ten feet of crystalline water.
From a mysterious meteor in Peru to a glowing deep-sea squid off Japan, find out which extraordinary finds from the past year struck a chord with our readers.
Mysterious modern mummies draw tourists to a small Colombian village. Although scientists don't know how the corpses were preserved, some locals credit a spiny, berry-like fruit.
A law that gives forest-dwelling tribes the right to cultivate their traditional lands will devastate India's endangered wildlife, some conservationists argue.
