Few figures in history have done more to change our understanding of the natural world. We celebrate Jane Goodall’s remarkable life with rare images from the National Geographic archives.

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Cyanobacteria were long thought to need the sun to survive. But a new study suggests otherwise and hints at fresh ...

A new analysis aims to answer a longstanding question about why the plague reached Europe when it did—and why it spread so ...

Skywatchers will have a lot to look at in the night skies over Alabama in December. A super moon, a meteor shower and a comet ...

There are a lot of misconceptions about the Arctic, from the whole concept of the North Pole, to the number of penguins who ...

The new No.1 for 2026 is a sun-soaked country in Southern Europe whose thousands of picturesque islands have made it a ...

One of Scotland’s greatest strengths is its connected, end-to-end space ecosystem. More than 200 organisations now operate ...

It’s easy to get lost in the noise of headlines and breaking alerts, but sometimes reality is more surprising than anything ...

It's the most wonderful time of the year, and many U.S. neighborhoods are about to glow thanks to spectacular Christmas light ...

As world happenings go, nothing surpasses the FIFA World Cup. Here’s a guide – from a five-times attendee – on how to make a ...

Marco Werman discusses the importance of a global perspective and why he loves his public radio program at GBH.