When a massive tree toppled in the floodplains of Fonte Boa, a region in the Brazilian Amazon, local fishermen noticed ...

After being hunted to eradication in Washington and Oregon in the 1930s and 1940s, the gray wolf’s recovery in these states ...

Think you need 8 cups of water a day? Or that coffee dehydrates you? Experts debunk the most common misconceptions about ...

A colorized computed tomography (CT) scan of the brain revealing blood vessels in the brain. A new study finds microplastics accumulate at higher levels in human brains than in the liver and kidneys.

Long overlooked in women 40 and older, midlife eating disorders are going up. Eating disorder specialists cite hormonal ...

Much like the United States and Britain, the USVI and BVI are similar but different in the most nuanced ways. Here are some ...

Join National Geographic photographer Jonathan Irish as he explores the natural landscapes, iconic landmarks, and historical ...

The MIND diet (short for Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay) may also play a role in protecting against Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.In one study that tracked middle ...

Last day of the dinosaurs' reign captured in stunning detail. Rocks from deep inside the Chicxulub impact crater show what happened in the minutes to hours after one of our planet’s most ...

A deadlock over the distribution of power threatened to derail the creation of a constitution for the newly formed United ...

The drugs are currently in their silver bullet phase. No one doubts that they reduce insulin resistance, effectively treating t ype 2 diabetes.But t ype 2 diabetes isn’t just an insulin or blood ...

For decades, we've used body mass index (BMI) to infer the basic health of an individual. However, BMI fails to account for factors such as athleticism, cholesterol levels, and blood pressure.