These are the stories of South Korea’s 'mermaids', who for centuries have braved the harsh conditions to harvest shellfish.

Framed by palms and with sparkling turquoise sea, nowhere does beachside bliss like the Maldives. And with a string of new openings, this Indian Ocean the islands’ hotel scene has never looked better.

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Warming temperatures may be changing the ways ice forms, making it more likely to stick to and injure polar bears in two far ...

Hassan Sharif is a world-renowned conceptual artist, and the purpose of his three-dimensional creations is to emphasize their ...

Travel beyond the bustling streets of Seoul and Suwon to discover the full beauty of Gyeonggi Province — from exploring Korea ...

A family feast in the tiny European principality of Liechtenstein, set snugly between the Swiss and Austrian Alps, features ...

The growing trend of astrotourism continues to draw new travellers to the wonders of the night sky in places where light ...

One of the most beautiful train journeys in the US, the Coast Starlight’s route unspools along the Pacific Ocean from Los Angeles via Sacramento to Seattle. With miles of coastline, towering mountain ...

Newborn fish are mistaking tiny bits of trash for food. If they die, there’ll be fewer big fish—and that could rattle the food chain. marine-plastic-ocean-fish-microplasticThe naturally oily ...

This story appears in the February 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. It took just over two minutes for the missile-tracking ship General Hoyt S. Vandenberg to sink to the bottom of the ...

Island-hop through Estonia’s western isles to appreciate the benefits of slow travel in this untouched stretch of the country ...