Decades ago, India’s tigers were on the brink of extinction. Slowly, their numbers have rebounded. But that ecological success has prompted a dire problem—and a race to save many of them from genetic ...

Scientists hope understanding coyote widowhood will someday help humans in their own grief. A pair of coyotes (Canis latrans) in Griffith Park, Los Angeles. Unlike most other animals, coyotes have ...

A natural experiment in a national park in Patagonia shows how the return of a large predator can reshape an ecosystem. Long absent from Argentinian Patagonia due to over-hunting, pumas have returned ...

Bernardo Quieroz, a manager at the Mercedes-Benz Oceanic Lounge, which led the tour, suspected it might be orcas. While filming the boat, he noticed three of the marine mammals swimming alongside the ...

Rare attacks helped brand the cassowary as deadly, but habitat loss and human activity now pose a far greater threat to the bird’s survival. A southern cassowary stands on a beach at Etty Bay in ...

Picture an animal that huddles up with others when stressed, babysits its young, hangs out around relatives, and gathers in big groups every year. Did you imagine a rattlesnake? For a long time, ...

Gordon Burghardt kept a lion cub named Meg in his home at the behest of the Knoxville Zoo. To help Meg get out some energy, Burghardt and his wife would often play with Meg in their wooded, unfenced ...

The move comes after legal roadblocks held up the effort. Deputy AG Todd Blanche could face sanctions Shah's 50-year prediction for future of Iran resurfaces amid protests Ohio police search for ...

Crammed full of epic scenery, steaming geysers, plants and animals, Yellowstone National Park is a spectacular place to visit, but how hot is your knowledge on it? Take our quiz to find out. When you ...

Just before sunset, as baseball-sized tarantulas cross the road at Colorado’s Southern Plains Land Trust, two biologists quietly exit their car to scoop up a few of these eight-legged pedestrians.

The Mediterranean diet’s colder-climate cousin comes with the same health benefits thanks to its combination of anti-inflammatory- and antioxidant-rich foods. Fatty fish like salmon are a key ...

Mikey Smith contacts National Geographic directly, claiming they are part of a larger deception about space. The exchange is documented in this episode. Trump’s golf course takeover sparks outrage ...