When it’s time to feed the kids, koala moms do their doody. Then the little ones snack on it. Before you poo-poo the idea, a koala mom feedinga form ofexcrement to their young i ...

Pesticides, habitat loss, and light pollution are threatening firefly populations worldwide, but even in urban areas, some lightning bugs continue to shine.

A first-ever collaboration between the National Gallery of Art and the Smithsonian examines the birth of natural history.

Narrated by Ryan Reynolds, National Geographic's "Underdogs" celebrates the misfits and oddballs of animal kingdom, and you ...

Although sharks aren’t the mindless man-eaters they are sometimes made out to be, experts know that staying safe involves skill, knowledge, and practice.

In a study published last month in the journal Ethology, researchers found that electric rays can scare away both tiger and white sharks by zapping them with powerful electric discharges. While ...

(The National Geographic Society funds Explorer Joel Sartore’s Photo Ark project, which aims to document every species living in the world’s zoos, aquariums, and wildlife sanctuaries.) ...

After being hunted to eradication in Washington and Oregon in the 1930s and 1940s, the gray wolf’s recovery in these states ...

Here's how Jorge the sea turtle prepared for the improbable journey—decades after he was found tangled in a fishing net off ...

Paleontologists have uncovered in Arizona a Triassic treasure trove of fossils dating back 209 million years ago.

Rome, the Eternal City, is revered for its history, art, culture, and food. Yet, few people know that less than an hour away, ...

Narrated by Ryan Reynolds, National Geographic's "Underdogs" celebrates the misfits and oddballs of animal kingdom, and you can see many of these curious creatures at Disney World's Animal Kingdom.