That they are unreliabile and insecure is highlighted by President Trump’s desire to go down in history as the “best President ever” – the whim of one man means that one-fifth to a quarter of global ...

A remarkable fossil discovery in Italy may preserve the movements of an ancient marine creature during a violent event deep ...

Stories have long been told about the Kraken, the fearsome giant sea monster of centuries-old myth that could wrap its tentacles around an entire ship and drown scores of sailors in the process. And ...

Scientists discovered a 6-million-year-old fossil jaw in Spain that pushes the origin of weasels much further back in time.

National Geographic's Wonder Lessons will teach you how to navigate the stars, spot cloud types, recognize common trees, and ...

Exploring the Ancient World The Earth is millions of years old, and while we have never encountered dinosaurs in person, we ...

As global energy markets remain volatile and the price of oil high due to instability and conflict in the Middle East, more countries are looking at investing in renewables to shield their economies ...

Washington is full of earthly treasures. Local rockhound experts share their tips for how to find and collect agates, quartz ...

A newly identified 23-million-year-old "Arctic" rhinoceros fossil reveals that rhinos lived closer to the North Pole than ...

The Natural History Museum in London has discovered a previously unknown species of coelacanth from fossil remains that date back about 150 years (Macropoma gombessae). The new coelacanth is important ...

Dinosaur eggs filled with giant crystals are found in China, revealing new clues about prehistoric development.

The ancient cephalopod, Nanaimoteuthis haggarti, appears to have been an apex predator that rivaled mosasaurs to rule prehistoric seas. A sketch of the giant octopus of the genus Nanaimoteuthis from ...