As darkness fell across a windmill farm in western India, a spiky creature emerged from some ... Passing scientists spotted the well-camouflaged animal — and discovered a new species.

Scientists still debate the purpose of this dinosaur's iconic horns and spiky head plate. Find out what we’ve learned about how Triceratops lived and why it went extinct. Triceratops’ enormous ...

A team of researchers dispatched 80 camera traps to capture the first-ever video and photos of the animal. The photos and video were taken at night, so it might be easy to mistake the animal's ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — "A tiny, spiky, bundle of cuteness!" That's how the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, described a baby crab that has taken the internet by storm.

Tania Peña, a wildlife biologist in Hays and Travis counties at TPWD, said the animals have historically moved eastward in Texas into Travis County. The spiky animals’ range was previously ...

This story appears in the December 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. Spiky, gigantic, and fibrous, jackfruit may not seem particularly inviting. But the tropical fruit in its unripened ...

That's how the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, described a baby crab that has taken the internet by storm. The tiny creature hitched a ride with scientists as a team was ...