Humanity's survival has never been guaranteed. Join us as we count down the most terrifying moments in history when life on Earth came dangerously close to total annihilation! From ancient plagues to ...

Coincident with the rise of the dinosaurs, a large landmass filled most of the Arctic circle, potentially contributing to ...

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

For decades, a collection of fossil fragments sat forgotten in museum drawers — a paleontological "cold case" waiting for ...