there's a trail for everyone—each offering a customizable adventure for any fitness level and schedule," says Rami Hashish, a physical therapist and body performance consultant at the National ...

A battle over plastic—a material so prolific the UN calls the 90 percent of it that ends up as trash a pollution crisis—is under way in Florida. Coral Gables, a small city of 51,000 people ...

A heavily eroded half-mile stretch of the Appalachian Trail has been on the Smoky Mountain Hiking Club's project list for at least six years.

If you love historic locales and beautiful natural scenery, this small Appalachian town deserves a spot on your list of ...

A team led by Gianpiero Cavalleri at the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin pieced together the new map using the genetics ... the older they are. National Geographic’s Miguel Vilar, lead ...

Research shows that certain foods really can help with depression and stress. Here’s why—and which foods help most. Fermented vegetables like kimchi are thought to bolster your mood by ...

This story is part of the National Geographic 33. A pioneer of big-mountain ... With resort season receding, backcountry trails are more crowded than ever, Jones says. There’s also more complex ...