Welcoming a new baby into the world is always an exciting time, but especially when that newborn comes courtesy your beloved ...

This story appears in the October 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. A naked mole rat. That was photographer Joel Sartore’s first model in 2006 when he began making studio portraits of ...

In the slow-moving scrum, the animals’ bodies almost disappear ... This story appears in the March 2025 issue of National Geographic magazine. Katie Orlinsky is a Brooklyn, New York–based ...

Valentine’s Day may be behind us, but the season of love is not over yet. National Love Your Pet Day falls on February 20th, and it's an adorable holiday that celebrates how much we love our furry, ...

Niagara Falls is one of Canada's most accessible natural wonders, which, for many visitors, makes it more of a photo op and less of an experience. It's easy (once you find a spot in the lot across ...

Animal biotechnology is a branch of biotechnology in which molecular biology techniques are used to genetically engineer (i.e. modify the genome of) animals in order to improve their suitability ...

Feb. 21, 2025 — Using underwater microphones and machine learning (ML), researchers have developed a new method to estimate North Atlantic right whale numbers -- offering a potentially safer and ...

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In Europe and Asia, these animals are always called reindeer, but in North America, they’re called caribou in their wild habitat and reindeer when domesticated. Antlers are their largest and most ...