Gordon Burghardt kept a lion cub named Meg in his home at the behest of the Knoxville Zoo. To help Meg get out some energy, Burghardt and his wife would often play with Meg in their wooded, unfenced ...

Winter sports enthusiasts rejoice — snowy season is here. And with the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics sprinkling some stardust onto Italy’s mountain resorts in February, this season brings extra ...

Since Putin invaded Ukraine, the short distance between Nome, Alaska, and Russia seems wider than ever.

Pablo “Popi” García Borboroglu and Bertie Gregory have been named the 2025 Rolex National Geographic Explorers of the Year. Borboroglu has been an Explorer since receiving the National ...

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

Extreme humidity and triple-digit temperatures are affecting around 250 million people across the United States. Here's the science behind the heat dome that’s stifling the nation. A sunbather rests ...

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

TEXAS – Big Bend National Park is asking visitors to conserve water to avoid a potential closure. The National Park Service said it is navigating a critical water shortage after the only water source ...

Using lunar ice to make rocket fuel could help future lunar settlements sustain themselves and provide a launch pad for astronauts to reach Mars. Water will be an extremely important resource on the ...

Modern tools and good old-fashioned digging revealed royal tombs, World War II shipwrecks, and the oldest Egyptian genome ever sequenced. A mosaic death mask believed to have belonged to the Maya ...

Have you ever seen a dog playing slot machines in a casino? Probably not, but you might have seen one that really likes to play with toys. A new study shows that there might not be much of a ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — National Grid gave away dry ice and bottled water on Tuesday as it worked to restore power across Western New York following Monday’s winter storm. Distribution sites were open ...