New archaeological clues are shedding light on the fate of isolated Norse colonies in Greenland that disappeared during the Middle Ages.

With just over 1,000 mountain gorillas left in the wild, any evidence of reproduction is cause for celebration. But the news out of the Democratic Republic of Congo this week is doubly exciting—a ...

Captive wild animal encounters are hugely popular, thanks partly to social media. But our investigation shows many creatures ...

When temperatures drop, so do the invasive green reptiles. Here’s everything you need to know about cold-stunned iguanas.

A woman with a heart for animals started a wildlife education center with a few animal companions from college, a boa ...

Their lemur friend on the show was portrayed by both a puppet and a real lemur named Jovian ...

In the rugged terrain where Mexico and the United States meet, a border wall is just the latest obstacle fragmenting habitats and disrupting migration paths. Here’s how a cadre of conservationists is ...

The new National Geographic series Pole to Pole ventures deep into the Amazon in search of creatures whose venom may yield new life-saving drugs. In episode 2 of Pole to Pole, Will Smith captures a ...

While the Zoo was closed, staff members captured some rare scenes of the animals experiencing the falling snow.

These birds have evolved to withstand the equatorial sun and shelter in volcanic rocks along a subtropical coastline. After 50 years, biologist Dee Boersma continues to learn new things about the ...

These 10 standout images were among thousands of stunning submissions in National Geographic’s Your Shot Pictures of the Year 2025 challenge. The delicate West Indian seagrape sawfly (Sericoceros ...

“I’m overwhelmed and humbled and a little embarrassed to be noticed for something that should simply be done,” Ray tells ...