For centuries, humans have lived underground. Today, that ancient practice is under dire threat—even as cave life makes more ...

Namibia is a southwestern African nation roughly twice the size of California, known for having the world’s oldest desert.

There’s no unified national effort to help animals hurt by fires, Gonçalves says. Rescues are done on a local, optional basis, and their extent varies widely in different areas.

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

Wild animals, he explains, can carry viruses that “in a normal world, would not come into contact with humans.” These carriers aren’t sick—they’re simply “silent reservoirs.” ...

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

Their enemies portrayed them as barbarians, but their artifacts tell a different story. Between their weapons, jewelry, and ...

China plans to overtake the United States by building the world’s largest national park system, a network of wilderness bigger than Texas. Although China only created its first national park ...

Scientists have for the first time sequenced the most complete and oldest ancient Egyptian genome ever found—unlocking new ...

The young conqueror fell suddenly and fatally ill at an all-night feast. Now, a Stanford historian has found a potential ...

From the Făgăraș Mountains of Romania to the teeming sea cliffs of St Kilda in Scotland, Europe is still home to staggering displays of summer wildlife. Whether you’re searching for sperm ...

For a fringe-lipped bat, it’s as though its meal is ringing a dinner bell. Bats navigate the world with echolocation, listening to the sound waves of their own calls bouncing off nearby objects.