From the Făgăraș Mountains of Romania to the teeming sea cliffs of St Kilda in Scotland, Europe is still home to staggering ...

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The A.K. Smiley Public Library has a plethora of databases available for library patrons. Allow me to introduce you to the ...

Jackson Njau's fascination with human origins started as a curious teen growing up a few hours from one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world. Now a pioneering paleoanthropologist at ...

In mice, these neurons triggered cravings, leading to overeating—even when the animals weren’t hungry. When researchers silenced these neurons, the rodents reduced their sugar intake and ...

There are hundreds of urchin species, and they’re found in every ocean on Earth, from the intertidal zone to more than four ...

PHOTOGRAPH BY Paul Nicklen, National Geographic Image Collection By mid ... On her last assignment for the magazine, she tracked whooping cranes from Canada to Texas. Bertie Gregory, a Bristol ...

The prehistoric crocodile relative may have tolerated both freshwater and saltwater habitats, allowing it to conquer North American coasts in the Cretaceous. Paleontologists have been on the trail ...

A sea kayaking journey through the Johnstone Strait offers eye-to-eye encounters with orcas, humpbacks and sea lions.

For decades, scientists and surgeons around the world have been trying to solve the organ donor crisis. The answer could be ...

Both animals occupy fissures in the coastline ... A version of this story appears in the May 2025 issue of National Geographic magazine. Writer Rene Ebersole traveled to the Galápagos Islands ...

Until recently, the Andean bear—the only species of bear in South America, easily recognized by the light-colored markings that frame its face like glasses—was thought to be almost mute; there ...