National Geographic’s top wildlife photos arrive at the Momentary Nov. 22, showcasing nature’s beauty and photography’s ...

McGowan notes he has seen mantises stalking hummingbird feeders before, but has never witnessed an attack. Anecdotal accounts ...

There’s a place in eastern North Carolina where 90-foot cliffs rise dramatically above a lazy river, where cypress knees create natural sculptures along shorelines, and where the changing seasons ...

If Mother Nature decided to create a greatest hits album of North Carolina landscapes, Cliffs of the Neuse State Park would be the standout track that keeps you hitting repeat.

Earth is full of bizarre creatures, with more being discovered each year. As documented in the scientific journal Species ...

Dan Buettner's iconic National Geographic cover story transformed our idea of what makes for a long, healthy life. It's now published online for the first time. OKINAWA, JAPANSquatting effortlessly on ...

The Atlantic Shark Institute's Baited Remote Underwater Video system recently spotted an enormous roughtail stingray off ...

Next time you're on social media consider this: one study evaluating influencer posts on Instagram found that 86 percent of nutrition content didn’t cite any scientific sources—and other research ...

That’s because in a race of reflexes, the snake usually wins. For a mouse or human, it takes less than half a second to ...

The founder of the Mormon Church rocked 19th-century America with his spiritual visions, his belief in polygamy—and even a presidential run. Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder and leader of the Church of ...

Recently, in Australia’s Kosciuszko National Park, a unique nocturnal marsupial ran through the darkness, expertly navigating ...