How junk food outsmarts our brains—by hiding in our memories. New research reveals that memories of fatty and sugary foods are encoded in the hippocampus, helping explain why some cravings feel ...

How to Survive shares five survival tactics learned from a real tiger attack, including defensive moves and mindset to stay alive. They explain how to react when confronted by one of nature’s most ...

When Homo sapiens appeared some 300,000 years ago, at least six other human species already shared the planet. Here, in the studio of paleoartist John Gurche, are model representations of those ...

National Geographic Wild’s gill-ty pleasure, SharkFest, returns for its wildest season yet this July! With over 25 hours of ...

Every spring, the twinkling lights from thousands of fireflies illuminate the forests of Elkmont, Tennessee, located in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Together, the fireflies glow in a ...

The best wildflower hiking trails in the U.S. Spring is in bloom. Here are our favorite places to frolic through fields of flowers, from the Pacific Northwest to the Appalachian Mountains.

It’s an ongoing debate on TikTok: A couple wonders why one of them can smell ladybugs and the other can’t.. Below that video, one commenter notes that ants smell, too, like a “combo of ...

How to photograph the stars. From basic techniques to the kit you need, plus where to go to capture the best pictures, here’s how to get started in astrophotography.

North America’s Native nations reassert their sovereignty: ‘We are here’ Across the continent, Indigenous peoples are methodically reasserting control over their land, laws, and how they live.

When humpbacks get stuck in fishing gear, their friends stick around to help. Are whales altruistic? A new scientific paper and a video present a compelling case the answer is “yes.” ...

New research reveals that people aren’t just imagining it—dogs and their owners share striking similarities, from matching hairstyles to mirrored temperaments.

On July 30, 2003, a team of Spanish and French scientists reversed time. They brought an animal back from extinction, if only to watch it become extinct again. The animal they revived was a kind ...