From an elusive jaguar to an industrious beaver, photographers captured iconic animal moments around the world.

Moab may be a destination known for extreme sports, but the natural wonders on its doorstep make it an ideal setting for ...

From fruit flies that bite to a tiny mouse opossum and a feathered dinosaur preserved with the remains of its last meal, more ...

Among the museum’s artifacts, which were hidden during the long closure, are a 5,400-year-old mummy and remnants from the ...

In the early fourth century A.D., Rome was notorious for persecuting Christians. Yet the night before battle, Constantine ...

Beneath the cliffs of western Colorado, a billion years of geologic history unfolds—and a century-old dream of accessibility still shapes the land.

A rare dinosaur skull will soon go on display at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, but the fossil will ...

For National Geographic’s 135th birthday, meet the people designing ocean-exploring gadgets and handmade art that brings science to life. Denley Delaney (right, wearing blue scarf), senior manager of ...

Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.

In winter, Japan’s northernmost main island Hokkaido is a place of snow-covered forests and white-crested volcanoes mirrored ...

Traditional sources and scholars have long hypothesized the location of this sacred chest. But tracing its whereabouts is ...

A new generation in this storied Chinese megacity is eschewing the fast-paced lifestyles of their parents and embracing fun, ...