Could Spinosaurus swim? A new fossil with a scimitar-like head crest provides new evidence on the unsettled question.

City surveyors in Melbourne Beach, Florida, heard an unusual chirping under a road on Feb. 9 while doing routine work, and thought it could be coming from rats. Instead, they discovered a 7-foot-long ...

As the son of archaeologists, National Geographic Explorer David Stuart spent his childhood wandering ancient Maya ruins—and helped shape what we know about the civilization today.

Much like the Galapagos, the remote Sub-Antarctic islands—a UNESCO World Heritage Site—deliver otherworldly landscapes and ...

Young elephants have a lot to learn—what to eat, what to avoid, how to behave around others. When they grow up around their mother and aunts, their development into well-behaved adults may seem ...

In addition to cycling through 12 animals each year, the Chinese zodiac also rotates between the five traditional Chinese ...

From spraying mates with urine to changing one's sex, these are the most intriguing courtships in the animal kingdom.

This small but spectacular East African country is one of the continent’s most extraordinary wildlife destinations.

The Great Florida Cattle Drive pays homage to the state's once-thriving cattle industry—and imagines what it may have looked ...

Studies on the neurons of mice suggest our own human endurance may have more to do with the brain than our physique.

Scientists once thought that a male frog dubbed Romeo was the last of his kind. Then, when more Sehuencas water frogs were discovered in 2018, they hoped he would mate with a female they called Juliet ...

A new study suggests that cutting carbs isn't always better for your health—and that the quality of those carbs matters more ...