You do not want to get on a hippopotamus’s bad side — it could be the last thing you do! These huge mammals can become ...

Potatoes were once so despised they were linked to leprosy. What changed? It's a tale of propaganda, survival, and ordinary ...

The adventurer and TV presenter chats to Lara Kilner about the appeal of a ‘normal’ job now he is a father to three young children – and why he loves exploring ...

An expedition in the Southern Ocean captured video of a rare species of deep-sea cephalopod. Until now, it had been found only in fishing nets and in the bellies of seabirds.

A first-ever collaboration between the National Gallery of Art and the Smithsonian examines the birth of natural history.

Oldowan artifacts were found among fossilized hippopotamus skeletons at the Nyayanga site. Photograph by T.W. Plummer, Homa Peninsula Paleoanthropology Project “Nobody’s saying that they ...

The Gonatus antarcticus squid, found only in the waters around Antarctica, was spotted at a depth of approx. 2152 meters in ...

In the deep seas found at the Earth’s poles, explorers are still finding elusive and mysterious sea creatures. On an ...

“The hippos are not going to be lucky tonight ... Published in the June 2025 issue of National Geographic Traveller (UK). To subscribe to National Geographic Traveller (UK) magazine click ...

Deep in the heart of Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Selah Abong’o froze ... although it’s easy to mistake an elephant or hippopotamus for one, which I did. I was a rookie back then.” ...

“Pygmy hippos,” he whispers ... Published in the May 2025 issue of National Geographic Traveller (UK). To subscribe to National Geographic Traveller (UK) magazine click here.