Learn more about the discovery of a giant possum in Big Bend National Park and how it’s connected to early primate evolution.

A newly described ancient mammal discovered in Texas is turning heads—not just for its size, but for what it reveals about ...

Ahead of the 20th anniversary, National Geographic's "Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time" revisits the deadly catastrophe that struck New Orleans. It airs July 27.

The never-before-seen footage of sea creatures struggling in fishing nets is featured in National Geographic’s new documentary Ocean with David Attenborough.

A Smithsonian-led team of researchers have discovered North America's oldest known pterosaur, the winged reptiles that lived ...

For his photograph of this extraordinary phenomenon, called “Creation,” Ballesta, a frequent National Geographic photographer, has won the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year ...

“Ancient DNA has produced a revolution in our understanding of recent human origins,” said Daniel Green, field program ...