Was Tutankhamun murdered? In an effort to solve that mystery and
others, scientists CT-scanned the 3,000-year-old mummy of the ancient
Egyptian king yesterday.
Time is running out to tackle an impending "explosive" AIDS epidemic in the Asia Pacific region according to a new report from the World Health Organization and other bodies.
National Geographic's gone to the dogs. Our Web site features dozens of news features, photo galleries, and more about our "Best Friend." Learn about the latest research into the origins and evolution of the most diverse mammal; read about the many ways in which dogs work for people; find lesson plans based on pooches.
The fossil remains of a giant rodent that weighed an estimated 1,500 pounds (700 kilograms)—as large as a modern buffalo—is helping scientists form a clearer image of what northern South America was like some eight million years ago.
A new species of dinosaur was announced by Indian and American scientists today: a 30-foot (9-meter), horned carnivore that hunted other dinosaurs 65 million years ago. The research was supported in part by the National Geographic Society. Includes a gallery of Rajasaurus images, charts, and maps.
Nothing thrills and chills quite like a snake—unless it's a really, really big snake. National Geographic's Ultimate Explorer TV series went around the world in search of constrictors—the family of giant snakes that literally squeeze the life out of their prey.
This season, storm chaser Tim Samaras logged 25,000 miles (40,000 kilometers) in search of funnel clouds. Most of the time, he never sees a tornado. But last month, Samaras scored his closest hit yet.
Researchers are developing a sonar system to help boaters steer off a collision course with the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus Linneaus). The technology could be the difference between population growth and decline in the endangered species.
Wildlife specialists are headed to Kenya's Masailand to get a precise measure of the current lion population and attempt to broker a peace between the predators and livestock owners. The project is supported by the National Geographic Society Conservation Trust and the SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund.
Gold jewelry and other precious items recovered from
2,800-year-old Assyrian royal tombs, and the royal cemetery of Ur, have been found in Iraq's Central Bank in Baghdad, where they were stashed for safety before the onset of the Gulf War in 1990.
A study of frogs that could yield benefits for both conservation and human health received the 7,000th grant awarded by the National Geographic Society's Committee for Research and Exploration.
A National Geographic expedition led by explorer Robert Ballard has found what is believed to be the remains of John F. Kennedy's PT-109. Experts from the U.S. Navy recently confirmed the May 2002 find is most likely the World War II patrol boat.
PT-109 sank in the Solomon Islands when a Japanese destroyer sliced through it, setting into motion the survival odyssey that became a cornerstone of the Kennedy legend.
The sole known image that was thought to show the face of George Dixon, the captain of the ill-fated Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley, has turned out to be of someone who lived after the vessel sank, the Hunley Commission announced.
In a valley not far from the Russian-Mongolian border, researchers are exploring royal tombs of the Xiongnu, nomadic tribes that dominated Central Asia for two centuries beginning about 2,300 years ago. Although it is known that these "Huns of Asia" were fierce warriors, knowledge about many aspects of their life is riddled with questions and contradictions.
