From western toad tadpoles to glowing wetlands, this year’s winners capture nature’s beauty—and its fragility.

The oldest known grizzly mother in history, the 28-year-old bear was often photographed with her cubs in Grand Teton National Park before she was killed by a car in October.

Warming temperatures may be changing the ways ice forms, making it more likely to stick to and injure polar bears in two far ...

While on assignment in Romania, photographer Jasper Doest found himself uncomfortably close to a bear—leading to an image ...

Cary Wolinsky and Bob Caputo have a combined 64 years of experience photographing stories for National Geographic ... in your backyard—is patience. Wild animals are going to do what they ...

Cute features in babies and animals are more than just amusing—they trigger powerful evolutionary responses that help our ...

This natural survival strategy, known as coprophagy, reveals how wildlife makes the most of every available resource.

A thundering conservation success story, the park also harbors almost 1,300 wild elephants; 1,800 Asiatic wild water buffalo, the largest remaining population anywhere; perhaps 9,000 hog deer; 800 ...

Vampire bats in Peru sometimes prey on penguin chicks, but the adult penguins are ready to fight back—with a little help from dirt and even poop.

A groundbreaking research project is finally building the tools to translate just how whales and other creatures communicate.

The feathery gilled pink salamanders stop aging early and can regenerate their limbs. Studying them could be the next step in ...

Maine’s Great North Woods is one of the best spots in the country to catch sight of the world’s largest deer species, making for a majestic wildlife safari.