This is only the second time the species has been recorded while alive. “I thought it was A.I.,” says fish biologist Kory Evans.

Thousands of marine species from microscopic zooplankton to the largest cetaceans rely on sound for survival and many have evolved unique oral and aural adaptations. Understanding them better could ...

An ant that disappears into the forest floor, a bird that demands attention from mates—for these animals, an inky black ...

Creation legends and folk tales swirl like snow and leaves across the protected landscapes of Japan. This selection of four ...

In the first study of its kind, scientists found a correlation between climate change and a rise in urban rat populations.

When hundreds of eerily perfect circles were discovered on the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, theories abounded about what they could mean. Four years of underwater research revealed a lost world.

This story appears in the October 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine ... whether we’re dooming these animals. But after months of reporting on sea turtles in several countries, I ...

Trek through alpine peaks, underground caves, and historic battlefields in this under-the-radar adventure hot spot.

It forms the centrepiece of Burns Night suppers, held on or around 25 January to commemorate the Scottish national ... animals such as wombs and udders — the Romans put meat and pine nuts, or ...

Stunning discoveries and fresh breakthroughs in DNA analysis are changing our understanding of our own evolution and offering ...