This might be the first recorded tool use by a wild wolf

Animals
This might be the first recorded tool use by a wild wolf
This might be the first recorded tool use by a wild wolf

Invading queen ant tricks workers into killing their mother

Animals
Invading queen ant tricks workers into killing their mother
Invading queen ant tricks workers into killing their mother

World’s oldest RNA found in woolly mammoth

Animals
World’s oldest RNA found in woolly mammoth
World’s oldest RNA found in woolly mammoth

Tracking disease outbreaks to the ends of the Earth

  • Animals
  • Perpetual Planet
Tracking disease outbreaks to the ends of the Earth
Tracking disease outbreaks to the ends of the Earth

Exclusive: Sperm whale speech has human-like 'vowels'

Animals
Exclusive: Sperm whale speech has human-like 'vowels'
Exclusive: Sperm whale speech has human-like 'vowels'

The heroes who saved the world's last tigers

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  • From The Vault
The heroes who saved the world's last tigers
The heroes who saved the world's last tigers

Rats wage war on bats in stunning new footage

Animals
Rats wage war on bats in stunning new footage
Rats wage war on bats in stunning new footage

The comeback of California’s gray wolves just took a tragic turn

Animals
The comeback of California’s gray wolves just took a tragic turn
The comeback of California’s gray wolves just took a tragic turn

Caught on the RattleCam: unexpected snake behavior

Animals
Caught on the RattleCam: unexpected snake behavior
Caught on the RattleCam: unexpected snake behavior

The chupacabra—how evolution made a mythical monster

History & Culture
The chupacabra—how evolution made a mythical monster
The chupacabra—how evolution made a mythical monster

Avocados and monarch butterflies are on a collision course

Animals
Avocados and monarch butterflies are on a collision course
Avocados and monarch butterflies are on a collision course

Scientists reveal the secret of toads that can turn neon yellow

Animals
Scientists reveal the secret of toads that can turn neon yellow
Scientists reveal the secret of toads that can turn neon yellow

Have orcas been sinking ships for millennia?

Animals
Have orcas been sinking ships for millennia?
Have orcas been sinking ships for millennia?

What it takes to be America’s top house cat

Animals
What it takes to be America’s top house cat
What it takes to be America’s top house cat

Beverly and Dereck Joubert on what makes a good image

Photography
Beverly and Dereck Joubert on what makes a good image
Beverly and Dereck Joubert on what makes a good image

Want to survive in the dark ocean? Use a stinging shield.

Animals
Want to survive in the dark ocean? Use a stinging shield.
Want to survive in the dark ocean? Use a stinging shield.

Why this ghostly hyena image is the best wildlife photo of 2025

Animals
Why this ghostly hyena image is the best wildlife photo of 2025
Why this ghostly hyena image is the best wildlife photo of 2025

Is this the new Moo Deng? Meet Mars the pygmy hippo

Animals
Is this the new Moo Deng? Meet Mars the pygmy hippo
Is this the new Moo Deng? Meet Mars the pygmy hippo

How a cordyceps fungus turns ants into ‘zombies’

  • Animals
  • Hostile Planet
How a cordyceps fungus turns ants into ‘zombies’
How a cordyceps fungus turns ants into ‘zombies’

Your dog really might be addicted to that toy

Animals
Your dog really might be addicted to that toy
Your dog really might be addicted to that toy

Want your dog to live a longer life? Here are 6 tips from science

Animals
Want your dog to live a longer life? Here are 6 tips from science
Want your dog to live a longer life? Here are 6 tips from science

Heatwave wipes out clownfish living in safe haven

Animals
Heatwave wipes out clownfish living in safe haven
Heatwave wipes out clownfish living in safe haven

These incredible photos show you life from a bug’s perspective

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  • Exposure
These incredible photos show you life from a bug’s perspective
These incredible photos show you life from a bug’s perspective

Here's what first-time puppy owners should know

Animals
Here's what first-time puppy owners should know
Here's what first-time puppy owners should know

See National Geographic's most iconic Jane Goodall photos

Animals
See National Geographic's most iconic Jane Goodall photos
See National Geographic's most iconic Jane Goodall photos

Read Jane Goodall's iconic 1963 article from the magazine

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Read Jane Goodall's iconic 1963 article from the magazine
Read Jane Goodall's iconic 1963 article from the magazine

Remembering Jane Goodall

Animals
Remembering Jane Goodall
Remembering Jane Goodall

Found: 750-year-old shoe, in vulture nest

Animals
Found: 750-year-old shoe, in vulture nest
Found: 750-year-old shoe, in vulture nest

The world’s largest fish are vanishing without a trace

Animals
The world’s largest fish are vanishing without a trace
The world’s largest fish are vanishing without a trace

Is this the most tarantula-friendly town in the US?

Animals
Is this the most tarantula-friendly town in the US?
Is this the most tarantula-friendly town in the US?

First-of-its-kind video reveals 3 sharks mating—at the same time

Animals
First-of-its-kind video reveals 3 sharks mating—at the same time
First-of-its-kind video reveals 3 sharks mating—at the same time

Watch how orcas sank yet another boat off the coast of Portugal

Animals
Watch how orcas sank yet another boat off the coast of Portugal
Watch how orcas sank yet another boat off the coast of Portugal

Saving Ukraine's hamsters—in the middle of war

Animals
Saving Ukraine's hamsters—in the middle of war
Saving Ukraine's hamsters—in the middle of war

Which animals were on Noah's ark?

History & Culture
Which animals were on Noah's ark?
Which animals were on Noah's ark?

This year’s Fat Bear Week contestants are rounder than ever

Animals
This year’s Fat Bear Week contestants are rounder than ever
This year’s Fat Bear Week contestants are rounder than ever

You might be eating endangered shark meat

Animals
You might be eating endangered shark meat
You might be eating endangered shark meat

A feast for the eyes: Here’s the wondrous way bait balls form

Animals
A feast for the eyes: Here’s the wondrous way bait balls form
A feast for the eyes: Here’s the wondrous way bait balls form

The first photographs to capture wildlife at night

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The first photographs to capture wildlife at night
The first photographs to capture wildlife at night

See rare images of polar bear scavenging on a sperm whale

Photography
See rare images of polar bear scavenging on a sperm whale
See rare images of polar bear scavenging on a sperm whale

How much alcohol do chimps consume?

Animals
How much alcohol do chimps consume?
How much alcohol do chimps consume?

Tracking a tiger for 120 days to get the perfect cover shot

Photography
Tracking a tiger for 120 days to get the perfect cover shot
Tracking a tiger for 120 days to get the perfect cover shot

The curious case of the tigers who changed their stripes

Animals
The curious case of the tigers who changed their stripes
The curious case of the tigers who changed their stripes

One-of-a-kind golden shark discovered in Costa Rica

Animals
One-of-a-kind golden shark discovered in Costa Rica
One-of-a-kind golden shark discovered in Costa Rica

Orcas are ramming boats again. Scientists think it’s a game.

Animals
Orcas are ramming boats again. Scientists think it’s a game.
Orcas are ramming boats again. Scientists think it’s a game.

Argentina's last captive elephant finally wins her freedom

Animals
Argentina's last captive elephant finally wins her freedom
Argentina's last captive elephant finally wins her freedom

It's 'throw a baby puffin off a cliff' season in Iceland

Animals
It's 'throw a baby puffin off a cliff' season in Iceland
It's 'throw a baby puffin off a cliff' season in Iceland

Plague still exists—but what threat does it pose to humans today?

Animals
Plague still exists—but what threat does it pose to humans today?
Plague still exists—but what threat does it pose to humans today?

These lizards can survive (and thrive) on a lethal dose of lead

Animals
These lizards can survive (and thrive) on a lethal dose of lead
These lizards can survive (and thrive) on a lethal dose of lead

How 600-lb. megafish became a collector’s item in Thailand

Animals
How 600-lb. megafish became a collector’s item in Thailand
How 600-lb. megafish became a collector’s item in Thailand

Resurrecting the lost giants of the Galápagos

Animals
Resurrecting the lost giants of the Galápagos
Resurrecting the lost giants of the Galápagos
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