National Geographic March 2014

Damascus: Will the Walls Fall?

The city’s culture offers hope for saving Syria.

Journey Without End

Documenting the struggles of Syria’s displaced.

Where Greenstone Grows

Jade is king in New Zealand’s rugged southwest.

Quicksilver Tuna

It is the king of fish. It helped build civilizations. It is superfast. And it is perilously overfished.

Star-Eater

Do you really know what a black hole is? Let us take you into – and out of – the dark.

People of the Horse

The feelings of Native Americans for their historic companions are simple: “It’s true love, that’s it.”

Call of the Bloom

Bats don’t just look for flowers. Flowers reflect bat sounds to atch the winged mammals’ ears.