The tiny pantheon known as the Asgard archaea bear traits that hint at how plants, animals and fungi emerged on Earth.

This documentary uncovers the story of an unusual prehistoric predator that once ruled South America. It explores how the ...

Discover how certain animals perceive the world without full color vision. This brief glimpse explores surprising species, ...

A humorous yet scientific study explored the formation of navel fluff, revealing abdominal hair's role in collecting clothing fibers. Over several years, a scientist collected and analyzed his own ...

Though there were setbacks on climate change and funding for science this year, there was still plenty of amazing discoveries ...

Harvard physicist Avi Loeb doubles down on his alien tech theory for interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, urging governments to ...

This January, Will Smith takes audiences on the ultimate journey of discovery in the new National Geographic original series POLE TO POLE WITH WILL SMITH. The seven-part docuseries premieres Jan. 13 ...

Scientists have uncovered that some atoms in liquids don't move at all—even at extreme temperatures—and these anchored atoms dramatically alter the way materials freeze. Using advanced electron ...

About 3 billion years ago, the star was pulled into the gravitational confrontation of two giant black holes — and now ...

The prosecution’s attempt to tightly link the defendants to the 2024 Capitol Building arson came under renewed scrutiny on ...

A strange, gleaming rock on Mars has jolted planetary scientists out of their routines, not because it is large or dangerous, but because it appears to be wildly out of place. The object, sitting ...

Avi Loeb pushes back against experts who rule out his technological-origin theory for 3I/ATLAS.