Decades ago, India’s tigers were on the brink of extinction. Slowly, their numbers have rebounded. But that ecological success has prompted a dire problem—and a race to save many of them from genetic ...

Hundreds of cats, from purebreds to rescues, competed for glory at the world's largest cat show in Cleveland, Ohio. A cat owner from Mithra Cattery gives her Persian cat a massage after a long day at ...

Cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Sergey Prokopyev successfully installed the first ICARUS experiment antenna on the outside hull of the International Space Station during a nearly eight-hour space walk in ...

This story originally published in the September 2008 issue of National Geographic magazine. See more digitized stories from our archives here. The biologist Iain Douglas-Hamilton is walking up on an ...

This story originally published in the July 1906 issue of National Geographic magazine. See more digitized stories from our archives here. Looking back to that period, many years ago, when the finger ...

A sperm whale floats amid shards of polar pack ice, dead and decomposing, mouth hanging open. When photographer Roie Galitz captured the scene with a drone, the image was so arresting that it took a ...

Looking for a gift to keep kids busy over winter break? Get them a National Geographic science kit. A ton are on sale at Amazon right now, and most are 30 percent off. I think the Super Gross ...

President Trump vowed that the gunman who shot two National Guard troops would “pay a very steep price” and announced that both were “critically wounded.” “The animal that shot the two National ...

President Trump lashed out Wednesday at the suspect who shot two members of the National Guard just blocks from the White House. “The animal that shot the two National Guardsmen, with both being ...

Hamsters and cats hilariously face off in this epic showdown. Wild Encounters brings you closer to the fascinating world of animals and pets. From exotic creatures in their natural habitats to ...

The Smithsonian National Zoo in D.C. is preparing for the birth of a large “charismatic and charming” animal: an Asian elephant calf. Zoo officials announced Monday morning that an Asian elephant is ...

A cat delivers an epic drum solo that'll leave you laughing. Wild Encounters brings you closer to the fascinating world of animals and pets. From exotic creatures in their natural habitats to everyday ...