A one-foot-long young squid was spotted swimming in the waters around the South Sandwich Islands. The footage is ...

A new study shows that the mere presence of poop prompted the crustaceans to launch into evasive maneuvers. New research ...

Tigers and monkeys and tapirs, oh my! Joel Sartore's latest book, "National Geographic Photo Ark: Babies," captures the animal kingdom's most curious youngsters.

The private company Colossal Biosciences claims to have resurrected dire wolves through genetic editing. The resulting trio, ...

A new study based on two decades of data shows what happens in an ocean ecosystem without great white sharks. Great white ...

The sea mammals may actually be able to sense the amount of oxygen in their blood—something we humans can't do.

Known for spending much of its life underground, the little-known American burying beetle could hold the key to developing the next generation of antibiotic treatments.  For the past two decades, ...

A rancher took a backhoe to a critical nesting ground. His conviction, advocates say, “sets a crucial precedent for ...

For years, scientists felt like the fish they were watching watched them back. A new study suggests they can recognize a ...

From wild ponies in Virginia to bison in Yellowstone, here are seven wildlife-rich destinations—and tips on how to be a ...

This article is adapted from Joel Sartore’s new book, Vanishing, published by National Geographic Books. Joel Sartore has been photographing animals for his Photo Ark project for 13 years.

After nine months, the strange behavior that claimed the lives of endangered sawfish is back. Here’s what we know about ...