Winners of the Photo Competition for United Nations World Oceans Day June 8th is United Nations World Oceans Day, and to ...

The winners of the National Geographic Photography Competition for amateurs and pros alike highlight the best in travel ...

Greeks don’t hike. You’ll hear this everywhere you go in Greece — usually from the locals themselves. They can’t see the point, apparently; uses up too much beach time. If that’s the ...

From groundbreaking research to the beauty of marine sanctuaries teeming with life, these images shine a spotlight on the ...

When I strolled into the ring at the Pennington Day dog show’s Look-Alike Contest in suburban New Jersey ... particularly those animals that work in roles vital to public safety such as search ...

The blobfish went viral with this photo, but underwater they look like ... It’s hard to study animals at this depth in the cold, since they spend a lot of time in a habitat “on the continental ...

The same trait is found in the fugu pufferfish, blue-ringed octopus, and other poisonous animals that remain impervious to the toxins they carry. Indeed, when Jønsson and his collaborators ...

As spring begins, so does a fresh song at daybreak, unique to the season. Just before the sun rises, birds start singing their melodies, creating a chirpy symphony. “It's the epitome of spring ...

National Geographic Explorer and ray expert Andrea Marshall finally spotted a smalleye in shallow water. She dove in, and, with a six-foot-long pole, lightly touched the animal, taking a small ...

“During totality, many animals display behaviors connected with an early dusk,” says Babak Tafreshi, a National Geographic Explorer and science photojournalist who has documented 13 solar ...

Scientists suspect many species are in decline—but there are still unanswered questions and a lot of hope. Here's when and where you can still spot them. Experts say a "concerning" number of ...

(Learn more about how wild animals are adapting to city life in surprisingly savvy ways.) “Coyotes were eating more rats where there were more restaurants in their territory,” she says.