Isle Royale National Park's remote location in Lake Superior dramatically impacts the kinds of animals you'll find there.

Birds that end up far from home, like the New York common cuckoo, are known as “vagrants.” They’re fairly common during ...

The cuckoo, which has been spotted only four times in the mainland US, is native to Europe and winters in Africa.

Where do you go on a road trip in one of the most beautiful (and vast) countries in the world? Start with one of these 14 ...

Rhinoceroses have been around for over 40 million years and have been found on all continents except South America and ...

While celebrating his 28th birthday on a camping trip at Queensland's popular Teewah Beach, Macca Quinlivan and his mates ...

This story originally published in the July 1906 issue of National Geographic magazine. See more digitized stories from our archives here. Looking back to that period, many years ago, when the finger ...

SULLIVAN’S ISLAND, S.C (WCBD) – Some homeowners on Sullivan’s Island are challenging a South Carolina Circuit Court ruling protecting the maritime forest. The forest is once again at the center of a ...

From Moon-gazing rattlesnakes to caterpillars with bizarre headgear—this year's winning photos will surely take your breath away. Reading time: Reading time 3 minutes Photographer Qingrong Yang was ...

South African wildlife photographer Wim van den Heever was announced as the Natural History Museum London's Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025 for his photograph of a hyena at an abandoned town in ...

BEAUFORT — In his first public comments since the Oct. 12 mass shooting at Willie’s Bar and Grill on St. Helena Island, Beaufort County Sheriff P.J. Tanner provided some insight into the incident that ...

Highlighting the best wildlife photography across land and sea, see some of the winning photos from this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest. South African photographer Wim van den Heever ...