This bird is a survivor. Now she’s the 14,000th animal in Nat Geo’s Photo Ark.

Jolie, an Indochinese green magpie, was rescued from a wildlife trafficker’s suitcase. Her story is emblematic of the threats facing … More

This 500-year-old Catholic decree encouraged colonization. Will the pope revoke it?

The papal Doctrine of Discovery was used to justify colonization in the name of Christianity—and eventually became embedded in U.S … More

Six million Jews were murdered between 1933 and 1945. How Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party turned anti-Semitism into genocide. … More

In his book “The Stable Boy of Auschwitz,” written this year, Henry Oster reminds us what is at stake and … More

They’ve lived and bred inside the Exclusion Zone for generations—and scientists believe their DNA may transform our knowledge about the … More

As America seems to be splitting along partisan lines things are heating up. Idaho is adjacent to Washington state. Danny … More

John Poulos – CEO “Vindication. Shame. Triumph. Tragedy. Surrender. These are a few of the characterizations I’ve heard following our … More

The crime-scene investigators are the ones who document, and remember, the unimaginable. This is what they saw at Sandy Hook. … More

Umani Springs has always been a place of miracles. Right now, perhaps our greatest miracle yet is unfolding in this … More

Joe Biden is a throwback politically. Future links between Ireland and US leadership will need to be cultivated, not simply … More