Following a National Geographic inquiry, the zoo confirms that four more tigers and three lions have the virus. This comes ...

Photojournalist Ami Vitale followed Przewalski’s horses—once declared extinct in the wild—on a 2,000-mile journey back to ...

One of 11 kiwis returned to the wild outside Wellington gets a health check. The results: “Excellent,” says Paul Ward. Predators in the area have been reduced to the point where these birds have a ...

When weird fungal epidemics crop up in far-flung places, scientists work together to unravel how the microscopic murderers ...

Experts say the benefits of the heart-healthy "portfolio" diet are exponential—from lowering your cholesterol to reducing ...

The researchers described the scene in a recent publication, calling it “an extraordinary colonial spider community.” The ...

What can we learn from seeing the world up close? Life at even the smallest size, like the facets of an insect’s eye, can ...

Whale watchers in Madeira captured the astonishing moment orcas took down the deep-diving marine mammal. The predatory ...

Few figures in history have done more to change our understanding of the natural world. We celebrate Jane Goodall’s remarkable life with rare images from the National Geographic archives.

They enthralled sailors. They inspired Darwin. Then, by the mid 19th-century, the iconic Floreana tortoise was gone. Here’s how a group of persistent scientists unlocked the secrets to bringing them ...

Linguists say this joyful weirdness isn’t random—it’s rooted in how humans build bonds, play with sound, and treat animals like family. Linguists are uncovering how pet nicknames tap into deep ...

When scientists discover a new species, they usually name it after the creature’s most notable characteristic. So why did a group of scientists recently name a newly discovered genus of tarantulas ...