Researchers in Alaska have discovered that beluga whales have lots of different partners and this “mate switching” could be vital for helping populations survive.

Bubble net feeding is when humpback whales work together to herd fish into a tight group, blowing a curtain of bubbles so ...

Kim Knor has the kind of biography Hollywood blockbusters are made of—and has just notched a new milestone in her quest to keep living life to the fullest. 86-year-old Kim Knor completes her 1,000th ...

With major eclipses, brilliant supermoons, and lineups of five or more planets, 2026 offers something awe-inspiring in every season. Here’s what to watch for. Solar prominences and their associated ...

Once at risk of being wiped out, humpback whales charted a remarkable comeback thanks to their songs. In 1979, National ...

Gum makers have claimed, for decades, chewing is good for your mental health. They’re kind of on to something. Humans have chewed on gum for millennia. Scientists are still trying to figure out why.

Researchers studying rockhead poachers from Deadman Bay think they may have solved the mystery of the fish's odd bowl-shaped ...

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 ...

Scientists put tiny cameras on penguins’ backs in efforts to gather evidence to support new marine protected areas in ...

A natural experiment in a national park in Patagonia shows how the return of a large predator can reshape an ecosystem. Long absent from Argentinian Patagonia due to over-hunting, pumas have returned ...

From the scale of danger posed by wind turbines to the actual price of installing home solar panels, here are the facts you should know. Solar panels catch sunlight at an electric plant in southern ...

"One-in-a-million" drone photos show the world's biggest gender reveal - as experts discover the beloved Pi, the humpback whale, is female. Pi has been visiting the Isles of Scilly every year since ...