Fifty years since Tobago — together with its island neighbour, Trinidad — became a republic, it’s embraced independence while ...

As ancient, hollowed trees disappear in England, one researcher and his team are engineering prosthetic nests to provide an alternative home for endangered birds.

National Geographic archaeologist George E. Stuart reported in 1975 on the scientists who sought to decode the ancient language—and the looters who stood in their way.

Each spring, wildlife rescuers get pummeled with well-meaning people bringing in baby animals who appear lost but are really ...

Gulls are often seen as intruders in our daily lives. But researchers are discovering what really motivates them—and ...

From Nantucket to Santa Barbara, and from daffodils to dogwoods, displays of colorful ethereal blooms are a cherished rite of ...

On a hot February morning, Galápagos National Park rangers released 50 giant tortoises back to Floreana Island—marking the ...

At the southern edge of South America, Mother Nature plays with the full spectrum of her powers. One moment, the horizon over the Pacific glows opalescent; the next, it folds into steel. Cast adrift ...

Raymond Island is slightly off the beaten path, and has no hotels, shops, or restaurants—but this biodiverse wonderland has become a wildlife lovers’ dream.

"Here we go," I said as my now-fiancée and I turned east onto the Denali Highway in Cantwell, Alaska, 30 minutes south of the entrance to Denali National Park. I was equally nervous and excited. For ...

Rapa Nui, 2,200 miles west of the mainland, is as rugged as it is remote — and an exploration offers blustery hikes, volcanic craters and villages of rock-hewn moai. The 15 moai at Ahu Tongariki make ...

Marcus Junius Brutus was a Roman politician, leader, orator—and one of history’s most infamous assassins. Why did he launch a ...