National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore is halfway through a multiyear effort to document our planet’s incredible ...

The other is that snakes don’t gather in general, since people tend to only come across one snake at a time. “So there was ...

The annual Great Migration of millions of wildebeest and zebras across the plains of the Serengeti is one of the world’s ...

From their odd appendages to their unsavory hygiene, certain animals suffer an image problem. But their awkward attributes can be their biggest advantages. Found across every continent except ...

According to NatureServe, an organization that keeps tabs on North American flora and fauna, more than 7,000 of those species ...

Among the most popular books of the time, bestiaries were filled with real and mythical animals and their lore, the protagonists of intriguing stories symbolizing human virtues and faults.

The color change, driven by hormones, seems aimed at preventing males from accidentally mating with each other.

A new documentary from National Geographic Pristine Seas and Oceans North spotlights how Inuit and Cree communities are creating marine protected areas in Canada’s north.

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA — A layer of frost clings to the grass on the morning Tony DeNicola sets out to check his trap. It’s ...

By far the largest ever found of its kind, the spiny fossil predator "would have made enough scampi to feed an army," one expert quipped.

In Panama, jaguars in fragmented territory have clashed with local ranchers and livestock. Now a National Geographic Explorer ...

A new study sheds light on how these reptiles become “mummies” and paints a picture of what these ancient animals looked like. Paul Sereno and his colleagues spent years painstakingly preparing this ...