Each spring, wildlife rescuers get pummeled with well-meaning people bringing in baby animals who appear lost but are really ...

Amazon mollies don't need a man, and never will. A new study finds they can purge and repair genetic mutations that would otherwise plague a self-cloning species.

From coral gardens in French Polynesia to rewilded forests in Romania, a new generation of conservation projects invites travellers to witness — and support — environmental restoration in action.

Birdwatchers have a rare chance to witness thousands of the towering birds gather in wetlands and fields of the Platte River Valley.

The naked mole rat is finger size, nearly blind, and not particularly cute, even when judged on a rodents-only curve. It also could hold the secret to near immortality: The naked mole rat lives for ...

National Geographic's Ghost Elephants is a feature documentary chronicling the search for Africa's most elusive elephant.

At least 30 blue whales have been spotted in the waters of Loreto Bay National Park this season ...

A National Geographic explorer joins KhoiSan trackers to search for a mysterious elephant lineage.

Dead dolphins are turning up on Florida beaches from coast to coast this week, unnerving locals and kicking off an urgent response from wildlife officials. Carcasses have been spotted on the Atlantic ...

This circuitous tale, that connects a massive bison bull across 140 years of American history, begins in 1886 when getting a ...

Steve Boyes, a conservation biologist designated a National Geographic Explorer, has been searching Angola’s highlands for a ...

Miami Seaquarium rescue workers prepare to release a manatee into the Loxahatchee River at the Jonathan Dickinson State Park ...