Thousands of marine species from microscopic zooplankton to the largest cetaceans rely on sound for survival and many have ...

An ant that disappears into the forest floor, a bird that demands attention from mates—for these animals, an inky black ...

This story appears in the October 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine ... whether we’re dooming these animals. But after months of reporting on sea turtles in several countries, I ...

while Red Sea mantis shrimp are beige with thin red stripes and a dark rear end. But all these animals are best known for their mighty front claws—responsible for their impressive hunting skills.

The basking shark’s scientific name, Cetorhinus maximus, roughly translates to “great-nosed sea monster” in Greek ... which is why the animal is listed as endangered by the International ...

“The animals that depend on the edge of the sea ice for a living will be congregating there in the summer,” says marine ecologist Enric Sala, leader of the National Geographic Society’s Pris ...

This story appears in the October 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. A naked mole rat. That was photographer Joel Sartore’s first model in 2006 when he began making studio portraits of ...