It’s not just the hiking trail where you need to worry about ticks. These arthropods are now a problem in major cities—and ...

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

In terrain that pushes your limits, National Geographic photographer Jody MacDonald captures what it means to truly show ...

After a busy season of parades and parties, recharge with beach escapes, nature retreats, and charming small towns—where ...

As an actress, she was known as the “most beautiful woman in the world” during the 1940s. Lamarr was also a technological ...

When a massive tree toppled in the floodplains of Fonte Boa, a region in the Brazilian Amazon, local fishermen noticed ...

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

Think you need 8 cups of water a day? Or that coffee dehydrates you? Experts debunk the most common misconceptions about ...

A colorized computed tomography (CT) scan of the brain revealing blood vessels in the brain. A new study finds microplastics accumulate at higher levels in human brains than in the liver and kidneys.

Last day of the dinosaurs' reign captured in stunning detail. Rocks from deep inside the Chicxulub impact crater show what happened in the minutes to hours after one of our planet’s most ...