New blood tests can detect cancer recurrence earlier than traditional scans, potentially giving doctors and patients crucial ...

A new study shows that one group of Galápagos yellow warblers responds to intruders more aggressively than others. It adds ...

When it’s time to feed the kids, koala moms do their doody. Then the little ones snack on it. Before you poo-poo the idea, a ...

The European Cities Collection by National Geographic Traveller (UK) is out now, packed with active adventures, immersive ...

This story appears in the October 2020 issue of National Geographic magazine. On a chilly January afternoon, Susannah Maidment stands on the shore of a London lake, staring down a pack of dinosaurs.

New research on the orbits of these mysterious asteroids near Venus stress the need for better space rock surveillance.

Just off the coast of Louisiana and Texas where the Mississippi River empties, the ocean is dying. The cyclical event known as the dead zone occurs every year, but scientists predict that this ...

When it comes to cardiovascular exercise, running is in a class of its own. It's a sport that has endured millennia—the oldest and once only Olympic event was a sprint known as the stadion ...

The feathery gilled pink salamanders stop aging early and can regenerate their limbs. Studying them could be the next step in the journey to unlocking effective anti-aging treatments in humans.

If you’ve taken a long flight in a seat with limited recline recently, the discomfort of the experience is likely still painfully fresh. While airline seat size and pitch (aka legroom) have ...