This story appears in the March 2020 issue of National Geographic magazine. Studying elusive fish that dwell in dark mud chambers is no easy feat. Thus the science of the many species of mudskippers ...

For a plant that’s displayed in so many homes this time of year, the poinsettia comes shrouded in a variety of myths and misconceptions. In honor of Dec. 12’s National Poinsettia Day (yes, the ...

A zoo in Venezuela is celebrating a Christmas miracle after two endangered white lion cubs were born. The Timbavati cubs arrived on November 26 at Maracay Delicias Zoo as part of the conservation and ...

A Tuskegee University kicker drew backlash on social media after a now viral video showed him practicing on the field during Alabama State’s halftime performance during the Turkey Day Classic on ...

Drosophila is a genus of two-winged flies commonly known as fruit flies that are used in evolutionary and developmental studies. D. melanogaster is an important model organism for the study of ...