From "fairytale" landscapes to gonad-eating wolffish, little-seen corners and creatures have come to light during the 114 photo missions of the Wild Wonders of Europe project.
The Taliban blew up Afghanistan's two known giant Buddhas in 2001, but is there a third? Archaeologist Zemaryalai Tarzi says yes, and he's determined to find it.
Sperm whales have been filmed "elegantly" stealing cod from fishers' lines in Alaska, giving scientists a rare opportunity to learn about how these deep-diving giants hunt.
Long before the industrial revolution, long before the conquistadors set foot in South America, ancient Americans were mining mercury, a new study says.
After a factory had found a 40-million-year-old whale fossil in a limestone kitchen counter, researchers investigated the stone's fossil-packed quarry, which could shed light on the origins of African wildlife. Video.
Newly released photos reveal some of the subterranean wonders documented by a team of National Geographic Young Explorer grantees, who recently braved the depths of the Earth to map a 7,808-foot (2,380-meter) cave in Gabon for the first time.
As tornado season touches down in the U.S., see a high-tech tornado chaser's stunning footage of twisters—and of lightning as you've never seen it, in superslow motion.
In a phenomenon occurring just twice a century, tens of millions of rats decimate fields and forests in northeast India and parts of Burma and Bangladesh. The cause: bamboo.
Pounding fortified beehives with big sticks and other tools, a chimpanzee group in Africa has been filmed using the most sophisticated honey-gathering methods yet seen among wild chimps. Video.
Who do you want to see receive funding to put their Earth-saving idea into action? Check out the ten Green Effect finalists, and from July 7-20 you can vote—up to once a day—for your favorite idea!
