A highly sought-after Himalayan snow lotus has evolved to a shorter size over the past century in response to relentless human harvesting.

Brawny games and lively concerts highlight centuries-old Scottish traditions at the 50th annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games.

Australian physicists say they have discovered the secret of skilled didgeridoo players.

In the new National Geographic Special based on his Pulitzer Prize-winning book, geographer Jared Diamond argues that geography shaped the fates of human societies.

The U.S. ranks last among Group of Eight nations in its efforts to stave off climate change, according to a conservation group report.

The annual Mongolian sporting festival of Naadam traces its roots to warrior training in the days of Genghis Khan

Nearly nine feet long (2.7 meters) and as big as a grizzly bear, a huge catfish caught in northern Thailand may be the largest freshwater fish ever recorded.

Habitat loss and the spread of Africanized bees in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula threaten the Maya tradition of stingless beekeeping.

The beer and bonfires of the Midsummer Festival are part of an ancient tradition of partying on the solstice.

They're called sports fanatics for a reason, and researchers are striving to decode the fan psychology that can trigger mob mayhem.

What's daily life like in one of Africa's most dangerous regions? Photographer and aid worker Hélène Caux discusses the crisis in Sudan.

South Dakota is full of fossils of swimming and flying reptiles. Did they inspire Indian stories about a battle between water monsters and thunderbirds?

Adapting a 40-year-old sci-fi novel, Orson Welles's 1938 radio broadcast of War of the Worlds convinced Americans that New York was under attack by Martians.

The premiere of Jaws 30 years ago had a mixed impact on great white sharks. Publicly vilified, the predators also drew more scientific scrutiny.

New Zealand's flightless moa grew much more slowly than modern birds, scientists say. Is that why humans were able to hunt it to extinction?