Did you know that one of James Cameron’s informal titles is “National Geographic Explorer-at-Large”? It’s true – he’s an executive producer of Secrets of the Elephants (airing on Nat Geo, streaming on ...

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that prehistoric humans butchered giant straight-tusked elephants 300,000-400,000 years ago. They believe it represents the earliest known butchery of these ...

Spring, Winner, Young Close-up Photographer of the Year 6; European Bee-eater in mid-flight with insect in its beak The Close-up Photographer of the Year organization (CUPOTY) has announced the ...

New research analyzing eggshells sheds light on the 1,000-pound elephant birds that once roamed Madagascar. Giant eggshells reveal the secrets of Madagascar's elephant birds Towering around nine feet ...

In recent years, as the world talks more about saving wildlife and protecting ecosystems, elephants have come to represent both the beauty and the fragility of nature. They’re not just the largest ...

Towering around nine feet tall – half of that neck – and weighing in at more than 300 pounds, ostriches are the biggest birds on the planet today. But there once was an even bigger bird, which roamed ...