National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek has covered a lot of ground: some 14-thousand miles — on foot — through 21 ...

Three officials in Iran have been fired after deploying an emergency helicopter to dry out a soccer field flooded with rain. Their idea DID work, though. The field was dry in time for the game. The ...

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek has traveled — on foot — through 21 countries, in a walk that’s taken eleven years so far. Traveling at a human speed has given him glimpses of things people ...

Late last year ,authorities in Jamaica updated the geographical indicator designation for Jamaican rum, barring products that are aged overseas from receiving the label. Now, National Rums of Jamaica ...

Rescuers in the Dominican Republic are digging through rubble, looking for survivors, after a tragedy at a nightclub. The Jet Set music club in Santo Domingo was packed when the entire roof caved in, ...

The podcast “Things That Go Boom” tells the tale of one man in Europe who helped gun-rights advocates get around firearms restrictions on their continent by circulating instructions for printing 3D ...

Uganda is known for bananas. The tropical fruit grows there, and it’s also a major culinary staple in the country. But banana growers in Uganda struggle to make a living, because of a bumper crop — ...

Representatives from 60 American businesses are in Iraq this week, courtesy of the US Chamber of Commerce. The war-torn country is hoping this large delegation is a sign that American companies have ...

President Donald Trump has ordered a 90-day pause on his sweeping new tariffs, with one exception: the massive levies on goods from China. Beijing has retaliated against the increase, imposing 84% ...

Dissent, in the form of activism or journalism, is stifled in Cambodia. But artists there are finding subtle ways to tackle controversial topics, from environmental devastation to rapid urbanization.

President Donald Trump has paused his sweeping new tariffs, with one exception: those levied on China. Beijing is retaliating by hitting US goods back. How Chinese leadership sees the escalating trade ...