As the son of archaeologists, National Geographic Explorer David Stuart spent his childhood wandering ancient Maya ruins—and helped shape what we know about the civilization today.

A vast orbital megastructure circles Earth in a vision of planet-scale engineering, as this documentary explores bold sci-fi solutions to real global threats. It covers proposals like cooling super ...

Humans have long been obsessed with building big, and as the world strives to combat climate change, megastructures may hold the key to a more sustainable future. For centuries, humans have harnessed ...

Seaweed bathing in Ireland, a trek through Africa’s first designated wilderness quiet park—we asked National Geographic staff and contributors for their favorite places to escape the stress and noise ...

New theoretical models have strengthened the case that immense, energy-harvesting structures orbiting their host stars could exist in principle in distant stellar systems. With the right engineering ...