In the fourth episode of our Stones & Bones video series, National Geographic digital editor Nicholas St. Fleur examines the ...

A tiny ancient reptile just revealed the moment breathing as we know it began — and it changed life on Earth forever.

A fossil cache discovery brought back to life unique creatures that most can only dream about ...

An A-frame cabin at Fossil Butte National Monument was the home for a fossil miner as he discovered Wyoming artifacts. It ...

Archaeologists found 115,000-year-old human footprints where they shouldn't be—and they just might rewrite the history of ...

It also lays bare once more the strategic vulnerabilities at the heart of global trade and reminds us that—in this new era of geoeconomics—we urgently need to reinforce our economic security.

A giant octopus may have ruled the ancient seas as a top marine predator in the age of the dinosaurs, according to new ...

New research suggests giant octopuses up to 19 metres long may have ruled ancient oceans 100 million years ago, challenging ...

The letters can travel the world for years. One enthusiast is on a quest to find them—and to track down the writers behind ...

Scientists have determined that the mysterious golden mass is a remnant of the dead cells that formed at the base of a giant ...

Some 80 million years ago, the late Cretaceous oceans were patrolled by 17-meter mosasaurs, long-necked plesiosaurs, and ...

What can bones tell us about life millions of years ago? A paleobiologist decodes chemical clues to uncover how animals lived ...