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A new blue octopus species, Microeledone galapagensis, was recently discovered near Darwin Island in northern Galápagos.

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Scientists are listening in on sperm whale conversations and studying Earth's strangest microbes to prepare humanity for ...

It’s both a blue moon and a micromoon. While the moon won’t actually appear blue, the combination highlights an unu ...

Northern Utah’s Great Salt Lake—the largest saltwater lake in the western hemisphere—is rapidly disappearing and by some ...

Despite being in the scientific spotlight for centuries, the fire salamander’s biofluorescence was overlooked until now.

Discover how a desert oasis became a cradle for mid-century style at an art-filled shrine to maximalist interior design.

National Geographic senior editor Sarah Gibbens spent a week on the planetary health diet—developed by scientists to curb ...