“I saw in Louisiana a live-oak growing / All alone stood it, and the moss hung down from the branches.” —Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass, 1860-61 More than 150 years after Whitman wrote those lines, the ...

Background Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a risk factor for pancreatic cancer, with inherited cases conferring a markedly increased risk. The underlying mechanisms driving malignant transformation by CP ...

From Estonia to Antarctica, this once-pagan symbol has taken on many strange forms. In December 1848, an illustration showed Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, and their children admiring a Christmas tree ...

Tom Brady is suiting up to tackle a new era of parenting as his and ex Bridget Moynahan's 18-year-old son Jack finishes his senior year. "I’ve got a kid who’s graduating from high school soon," the ...

This story appears in the March 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. The master spent his last day of life wrapped in a quilt stitched by his wife, his rasping, irregular breaths filling the ...

In the heart of the nation's capital, in a courthouse of the U.S. government, one man will stop at nothing to keep his honor, and one will stop at nothing to find the truth.

There’s a strong case to be made that no slate of items has made a bigger impact on how distinguished men smell than the best Tom Ford colognes. The brand's seductive potions are admittedly not cheap, ...

Homeowners at the complex destroyed in one of Hong Kong's deadliest fires were incorrectly told the contractor that authorities blame for the blaze had a clean safety record, documents viewed by ...

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have brought Christmas cheer to the White House for all to see. The couple officially kicked off the season with the 103rd National Christmas Tree ...

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