People lived in many parts of the Old World by then but had not yet reached Australia or the Americas. The bulk of the human ...

The Wollemi Pine’s bark looks like bubbling chocolate—but its real secret? It’s a 200-million-year-old survivor from the age ...

Deep beneath the canopy of the largest rainforest in the world, there is a boiling river. The small tributary is […] ...

An intact, fossilized specimen of the world’s largest egg—of any known species ever on Earth—entered the National Geographic ...

By simulating the future atmosphere, scientists hope to understand whether trees will continue to act as the lungs of the ...

World’s largest tree: India is a massive landmass, and akin to its peoples, the country is home to a diverse range of flora and fauna, including the world’s largest banyan tree. In Kadiri ...

Source: Brett Mifsud Australia’s island state is home to the world’s largest ... As large trees develop over centuries, large fissures form in their trunks. Rare species including swift ...

Gene pools are getting dangerously shallow for many species but new research shows conservation efforts are helping to ...

Early-warning system While confined to just a handful of tree species, this particular study is a bellwether for the future of biodiversity across the entirety of Pico Bonito National Park and ...

Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission officers just caught the largest panther ever weighed in the sunshine state. The big cat ...

The biggest danger for wildlife is the aftermath. But many species have evolved to rely on the opportunities created by ...

Celebrating its 46th year, the Big Garden Birdwatch has grown into the UK’s largest citizen science project dedicated to ...