Linguists say this joyful weirdness isn’t random—it’s rooted in how humans build bonds, play with sound, and treat animals ...

Every year, National Geographic Travel invites photographers to submit their most captivating and telling images to the 2018 Travel Photographer of the Year contest. This year, photographers from ...

For centuries, humans have lived underground. Today, that ancient practice is under dire threat—even as cave life makes more ...

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

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

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Set to return this October, WildPhotos promises an unmissable day of visual storytelling, ethical debate, and creative ...

Wildlife photographer Randy Robbins has captured a video of one of the rarest mammals on Earth at Lassen Volcanic National Park.

In the summer of 2021, scientists studying glaciers in the Austrian Alps noticed two tiny horns sticking through the surface ...

The Hadejia Wetlands National Park in northwestern Nigeria is a vital ecological treasure, designated as both a globally ...

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

However, as Steven Spielberg’s masterpiece turns 50, for many, its legacy remains inexorably tied to the 25-foot great white ...