Although sharks aren’t the mindless man-eaters they are sometimes made out to be, experts know that staying safe involves ...

Here's how Jorge the sea turtle prepared for the improbable journey—decades after he was found tangled in a fishing net off ...

Conservationists went to dramatic lengths to save the birds, including pumping boiling hot water into the ground to ward off ...

After being hunted to eradication in Washington and Oregon in the 1930s and 1940s, the gray wolf’s recovery in these states ...

In the deep seas found at the Earth’s poles, explorers are still finding elusive and mysterious sea creatures. On an ...

National Geographic stories take you on a journey that's always enlightening, often surprising and unfailingly fascinating.

For the first time, Antarctic krill have been found on seafloor vents. One scientist is working to figure out what they are ...

For me, the most fascinating part is the fact that such a group of animals managed to adapt to different habitats, which ...

When it’s time to feed the kids, koala moms do their doody. Then the little ones snack on it. Before you poo-poo the idea, a ...

Namibia is a southwestern African nation roughly twice the size of California, known for having the world’s oldest desert.

Defecating exposes sloths to predators on the jungle floor. An unexpected ally benefits, and returns the favor.

A first-ever collaboration between the National Gallery of Art and the Smithsonian examines the birth of natural history.