This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Where do babies come from? The Aztecs’ answer to the classic child’s question was that they came ...

This story appears in the November/December 2016 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Sparta’s enemies, when facing the intimidating Spartan forces, would see a wall of shields ...

according to National Geographic. The esteemed nature magazine released its annual list of the Pictures of the Year, which catalogs some of the most newsworthy and history-making images every year.