A tall waterfall plunges into a rocky pool inside a dense tropical rainforest in Costa Rica. Steep canyon walls are covered ...

BRUGELETTE, Belgium: Even in the depths of winter, visitors to Belgium’s renowned Pairi Daiza zoo can now step into the heart ...

The renovation comes as the zoo approaches the 40th anniversary of its relocation from Yuanshan to its current site in Muzha. The Tropical Rainforest Area, completed in 1997 as part of the zoo’s ...

The Topeka Zoo announced a 5-year master plan, adding exhibits for endangered red pandas, orangutans, rhinos and clouded ...

The now-shuttered restaurant used to be an establishment featuring animatronic figures of Al Capone and other mobsters.

The Congo River basin is one of the planet’s most biodiverse ecosystems. But it is also home to a growing population and relentless trade in timber and charcoal ...

The titan beetle (Titanus giganteus) may just be the insect equivalent of a giant, flawless diamond. The species has a ...

A team of National Geographic Explorers is studying how these bats developed their architectural expertise—while cataloguing the various styles of tents they make.

Nuʻuanu Pali on Oahu reveals one of Hawaii’s most dramatic landscapes. Steep emerald ridges rise sharply from deep tropical valleys, while thick clouds roll across the mountain peaks. As the sun sets, ...

This small but spectacular East African country is one of the continent’s most extraordinary wildlife destinations.

For many years the prevailing debate about the Maya centred upon why their civilisation collapsed. Now, many scholars are asking: how did the Maya survive?

On Jan. 21, the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, Iowa, welcomed a new baby born to parents Kida and Eddie. The zoo shared the details of the birth in February, noting that the infant arrival is part of ...