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From an elusive jaguar to an industrious beaver, photographers captured iconic animal moments around the world. While monitoring the burrow of a rare giant armadillo in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, ...

Gordon Burghardt kept a lion cub named Meg in his home at the behest of the Knoxville Zoo. To help Meg get out some energy, Burghardt and his wife would often play with Meg in their wooded, unfenced ...

We asked scientists from the Dog Aging Project for practical tips to improve your dog’s lifespan—from what to feed them to exactly how often they need a walk. Dog owners take their pets for a swim at ...

If travel in 2026 has a defining mood, it’s immersion — the kind of adventures that stir something deeper within us, and that linger long after we leave a destination. And the data backs it up. UN ...

In 1776, the United States of America as we know it declared independence. And from the 18th century to today, the country ...

In the rugged terrain where Mexico and the United States meet, a border wall is just the latest obstacle fragmenting habitats and disrupting migration paths. Here’s how a cadre of conservationists is ...

Climate change is speeding the spread of global pathogens. Can an early-warning system for animal viruses help stop pandemics before they start? During an expedition to the Southern Ocean, microbial ...

The new National Geographic series Pole to Pole ventures deep into the Amazon in search of creatures whose venom may yield new life-saving drugs. In episode 2 of Pole to Pole, Will Smith captures a ...

A late-night journey of a fox and an otter raises questions about conservation, human development, and animal resilience.