In the rainforests of Malaysia, a group of “guardian” creatures carry their young on their backs. The animals are about 1.5 ...

Attorneys argued over whether a Harvard University researcher accused of smuggling frog embryos brought “biological materials ...

Darkness stretched across the mountains of northern Peru, coaxing a golden-eyed creature out of its hiding place. It perched on a leaf and made a “peep-like” sound. Suddenly, a beam of light cut ...

A first look at Argentina’s Somuncurá Plateau reveals features somewhat predictable for a Patagonian steppe: shrubs, grass, ...

The ultra-rare Wondiwoi tree kangaroo was last recorded by scientists in 1928, and researchers only had drawings like this one to go on. It has now been photographed in a remote New Guinea ...

The Socotra dragon's blood tree, Dracaena cinnabari, can live a thousand years. Its bright red resin is said to have medicinal properties. Photograph by Martin Edstrom, National Geographic Creative ...

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