Once heavily hunted for its valuable skin but now protected, Brazil’s yacare caiman is striding back in gratifying numbers.

As you help your aging parents carefully wrap and store their "treasures" for the umpteenth time, you can't shake the guilty ...

Bob Weir shared two daughters, Shala Monet and Chloe Kaelia, with his wife Natascha, whom he married in 1999. Here's ...

Casey Anderson credited forgetfulness and procrastination for the treasure-trove of footage the camera captured.

The twins were born to a 22-year-old female named Mafuko, who lost her own mother to armed individuals. The extremely ...

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 legendary pair share their thoughts on the craft of photography, what goes into a great shot, and what they hope for the future of wildlife. Red-billed oxpeckers create a winged dance around this ...

In the last two years, National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek traversed the Chinese countryside, marched along the Korean Demilitarized Zone and fended off grizzly bears in Alaska. Now, his ...

Climate change is speeding the spread of global pathogens. Can an early-warning system for animal viruses help stop pandemics before they start? During an expedition to the Southern Ocean, microbial ...

Radioactive minerals in eggshells can help scientists pinpoint a fossil’s age with stunning accuracy. Scientists excavate dinosaur egg nests in Mongolia's Eastern Gobi Basin. National Geographic ...

Filmmaker Bertie Gregory's new documentary special captures the extreme challenges facing the world's fastest land animal. In his new documentary special, Bertie Gregory follows cheetahs during the ...