Could Spinosaurus swim? A new fossil with a scimitar-like head crest provides new evidence on the unsettled question.

As the son of archaeologists, National Geographic Explorer David Stuart spent his childhood wandering ancient Maya ruins—and helped shape what we know about the civilization today.

From sacred rituals to daily life, explore rural Japan a century ago through National Geographic’s vivid photos.

Across the dining spectrum, restaurants are choosing suppliers that are closer to home, but this movement is about much more than how far vegetables travel to the kitchen.

What is it about Fridays and the number 13 that sends people into a superstitious tizzy? To find out, you need to go back a ...

A review of over 500 reports of cannibalistic behavior in snakes finds it's appeared multiple times in different evolutionary ...

In the 1960s and 70s, a group of chimpanzees astonished the world by learning sign language. Only two remain and one question still lingers—was it worth it?

Encephalitis lethargica is an illness that attacks the brain, leaving the victims like living statues—speechless and motionless. This disease turned into a full-blown epidemic around the world in the ...

Sand dollar exoskeletons are often found washed up after the animal has died. But this live individual has put on a hypnotic ...

A newly described blue jellyfish in Japanese waters has stunned researchers with an otherworldly glow that looks less like a familiar sea creature and more like a visitor from a science fiction epic.

These researchers captured photos that wouldn’t look out of place in an art gallery and used them to confirm new species of ...