Explore 25 epic expeditions and the explorers that made them, from ancient voyages to polar treks. Discover the daring ...

The Florida Keys just got its second undersea habitat, where researchers can spend days working and living without breaking ...

Long before high-definition cameras and the global reach of natural history television, French adventurer Jacques Cousteau introduced viewers to a world few had ever seen. The Undersea World of ...

Before “eco-luxury” became a buzz word, a low-key retreat on Fiji’s Vanua Levu attempted something more ambitious. The Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort, a 6.9-hectare site that was once a coconut ...

The Gulf of California, just four hours from my home in Tucson, Arizona, is a wonderful place to escape to during hot landlocked summers. French conservationist Jacques Cousteau dubbed it “The ...

More than 40 years after it was discovered in a desert in western Utah, an unassuming fossil has been re-examined and identified as a brand-new species of chelicerate - the arthropod group that ...

The feeling of awe and planetary connection experienced by astronauts observing Earth from low space orbit is known as the "overview effect," a term coined by Frank White, the author of numerous books ...

Oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau and the Calypso set sail to research far-off cultures and species of aquatic life in the second installment of the explorer's nature series 'Cousteau's Rediscover ...

Off the coast of Marseille, National Geographic Explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau hauled up thousands of ancient clay vessels—and showed what fantastic discoveries modern scuba gear made possible. This ...

“Jacques-Louis David,” the Louvre’s exhibition marking the bicentennial of the artist’s death, is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to see the greatest works of the artist who defined French art from ...

Brigitte Bardot led a life in the spotlight, but her son, Nicolas-Jacques Charrier, has kept a low profile. Known for her influence in French cinema and subsequent animal rights activism, Bardot’s ...