For just one or two nights each spring, spotted salamanders emerge from underground and go in search of vernal mating pools.
In the movie Hoppers, scientists “hop” human consciousness into animal-like robots to talk to other species. We asked the ...
On the East Coast, Mason Neck State Park in Virginia has large numbers of bald eagles that have been roosting for centuries, ...
A team of National Geographic Explorers is studying how these bats developed their architectural expertise—while cataloguing ...
Each spring, wildlife rescuers get pummeled with well-meaning people bringing in baby animals who appear lost but are really ...
The new National Geographic series Pole to Pole ventures deep into the Amazon in search of creatures whose venom may yield new life-saving drugs. In episode 2 of Pole to Pole, Will Smith captures a ...
On a hot February morning, Galápagos National Park rangers released 50 giant tortoises back to Floreana Island—marking the ...
On a Bahamian island, in a landlocked lagoon, the planet’s densest collection of seahorses is offering scientists new insights into the secret lives of one of the world’s most mysterious fish. A ...
Considered messengers of the gods, the macaques are now made to wear costumes, do backflips, and walk on stilts to please crowds.
In the rugged terrain where Mexico and the United States meet, a border wall is just the latest obstacle fragmenting habitats and disrupting migration paths. Here’s how a cadre of conservationists is ...