While sifting through the juvenile mammoth’s genetic materials for traces of RNA, the team made another surprising discovery: ...

The Serengeti is rightfully popular, but Tanzania has 23 national parks, many of which offer very different safari ...

MPAs are like national parks and have varying rules about how much human activity is allowed. In fully protected zones like Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary in Colombia, all human activity is ...

Here’s how to make the most of each distinct season in Norway's northernmost region — from snowmobiling across the Finnmark ...

The heroes who saved the world's last tigers Despite early conservation successes, by the 1990s the world's tiger population was under dire threat. In this beautifully photographed feature, National ...

The latest discovery is that elements of their vocals function in a way that’s fascinatingly similar to human vowels, making their communication more elaborate and nuanced than previously realized.

Quahog clams are known for their longevity. A 220-year-old taken from American waters in 1982 holds the official Guinness Book of World Records oldest animal title. Unofficially, the record belongs to ...

The great Norse warriors not only believed in the afterlife, but saw it as their duty to help the deceased get there, with ...

A superbug that does not respond to the very last ditch antibiotics and that has been circulating in Asia and Europe arrives in the US.

Few complete skeletons remain of this gentle behemoth, who was destroyed by explorers and fur traders in the Arctic.

A new study published in Current Biology documented the queen of an ant species dethroning the queen of another species using ...

Murujuga, also known by the modern name Burrup Peninsula, in northwestern Australia, is home to potentially the world’s ...