"The largest elephant ever. It doesn't matter if they are a dream or reality." National Geographic's latest documentary film, "Ghost Elephants," follows Nat Geo explorer Steve Boyes to locate the ...

Marine animals, such as the extremely simple flatworm Trichoplax, are ideal model organisms for studying the early evolutionary origins of animal life processes. Despite measuring only a few ...

A decades-long quest reveals the remarkable truth about how these giant creatures have remained so elusive. The ghost elephants that live in the highlands of Angola behave like almost no others on ...

She's more than 23 feet long, and verified by Guinness World Records. Snake rescuer Budi Purwanto runs a shelter for rescued pythons. He saved the record-breaking snake Ibu Baron, a name which means ...

In this video I explore the Outer Banks with a fun science twist. I play a three round guessing game where you try to identify ocean animals from close up microscope footage before I reveal them. From ...

Off the coast of Cape Cod, the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument is a unique stretch of ocean that had been protected for a decade. By Maxine Joselow Reporting from Washington ...

Studies show that even gentle post-meal movement can influence blood sugar control and gut-brain signaling, helping the body process nutrients more efficiently. A couple takes a sunset stroll.

Scientists from the Schmidt Ocean Institute have uncovered an array of remarkable finds off the coast of Argentina, including the world’s largest known Bathelia candida coral reef, 28 new animal ...

Misinformation around menopause is still frustratingly common—among both doctors and patients. We asked experts why you shouldn't believe these five myths. While nearly half the world will contend ...

With his tail whipping furiously, Massi, an Italian-bred 4-year-old Lagotto dog, runs around in a quiet forest in Hendersonville, North Carolina. The fur around his paws has gone dark and muddy from ...

Earth is covered with technofossils, or man-made materials, that will last for centuries and maybe even longer. Technofossils, anything that is man-made, including new materials, will persist in the ...

Mating calls and rituals can be intercepted, or drowned out, by invasive species. Scientists are just starting to understand the consequences. In New Zealand, females from an invasive South African ...