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A sediment-washing “bubbler” helped researchers recover 65.5-million-year-old teeth that illuminate how early primate relatives spread after the mass extinction.

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Shaped by the Sonoran Desert and the Salt River, this US city blends luxury with nature-led experiences and restorative treatments rooted in its desert landscapes.

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EXCLUSIVE: National Geographic has selected its 2026 Field Ready cohort as it expands to include additional genres, including science and exploration, adventure and survival, history, culture and the ...

Conservationist and ornithologist Steve Boyes has been searching for this elusive herd for years, and the story of his ...

"Super-agers" seem to produce more new nerve cells in a brain region important for memory than other people their age ...

Credit: National Geographic/Caitlin Kelly I recently sat down to watch the National Geographic documentary Love + War on Disney+, a powerful film that follows the life and work of renowned conflict ...

For just one or two nights each spring, spotted salamanders emerge from underground and go in search of vernal mating pools.