This story appears in the December 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine ... and some believe they’re sacred or supernatural creatures. There is science, not just folklore, behind several ...

Pablo “Popi” García Borboroglu and Bertie Gregory have been named the 2025 Rolex National Geographic Explorers of the Year.

Stories about the skulls focus heavily on their perceived supernatural powers. Joshua Shapiro, coauthor of Mysteries of the Crystal Skulls Revealed, cites claims of healings and expanded psychic ...