Scientists have been closely monitoring a map turtle population after 10 percent died in 2022. They found a surprising ...

Picture an animal that huddles up with others when stressed, babysits its young, hangs out around relatives, and gathers in big groups every year. Did you imagine a rattlesnake? For a long time, ...

Scientists have been closely monitoring a map turtle population after 10 percent died in 2022. They found a surprising ...

This is Ecuador’s Wild Wild West. Never-before-seen video shows the dramatic moment that scientists encountered a new anaconda species while filming the National Geographic travel series “Pole to Pole ...

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 ...

Decades ago, India’s tigers were on the brink of extinction. Slowly, their numbers have rebounded. But that ecological success has prompted a dire problem—and a race to save many of them from genetic ...

With 800 years of maritime history, this northern town is going all in on its seafaring past in 2026 with revamped museums, docks, and preserved ships. See why its laid-back charm is so hard to resist ...

From diving off cliffs to starving for months, emperor penguins are continuing to surprise scientists with their ability to adapt to one of the world’s most extreme environments. LEAP OF FAITHHundreds ...

They were borderline nightmares for the girls basketball teams at Ontario Christian and Archbishop Mitty in their last two meetings in 2024-25. Now the Knights (18-0) and Monarchs (11-1), ranked first ...

For more than 60 million years, penguins of all kinds—including the opportunistic Magellanic penguin—have been driven by an evolutionary urge to reach beyond their boundaries. Today, many are ...

The discovery of Vasuki indicus has reignited debate about the true limits of snake size. Based on fossil vertebrae, ...

Dominica fully lives up to its self-appointed nickname as the "Caribbean’s Nature Island." In a region that brims with pristine beaches requiring nothing more but to show up and relax, Dominica ...