Ever wondered why zebras are striped? Scientists believe that they’ve finally figured it out, and I guess we can all relate.
National Geographic is celebrating reaching 100 million followers on Instagram. Here are some of their most popular pics.
Buffel the Southern Elephant Seal is visiting Fish Hoek Beach in Cape Town at the moment, attracting visitors eager to snap a photo.
Stop whatever you’re doing and look at the gorgeous pics of this rare African black leopard spotted in Kenya.
The people have spoken, and the People’s Choice Award has been allocated in this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
The small town in Russia has been overrun by polar bears, with locals patrolling constantly, firing shots in the air, or setting off stun grenades.
Insects outweigh all the humans on earth by a factor of 17, but they’re currently losing the battle against habitat loss, pollution and other man-made factors.
During last night’s show, Trevor discussed how the freezing weather is covered by the media, and how Americans are bunkering down.
America’s Midwest in the throes of a record-setting cold snap, with schools closing and some workers staying at home.
The remote Pacific Island of Niue mourns the death of their feathered friend Trevor, known affectionately as ‘the world’s loneliest duck’.
Those Capetonians that managed to get some sleep last night are waking up to the sound of choppers and the smell of ash this morning, with last night’s fire still being fought tirelessly.
Divers jumped at the opportunity to film themselves swimming alongside Deep Blue, a monster great white spotted off the coast of Hawaii.
Residents across the Cape, from Hermanus through to Franschhoek, reported seeing a flashing light, followed by the sound of a massive explosion.
A man visiting family in Brazil was “stunned and scared” when he saw what appeared to be spiders raining down from the sky.
Reports of a ‘sonic attack’ on US embassy officials in Havana, Cuba, caused panic back in 2017. Now researchers think they’ve uncovered the culprit.
Here’s an easy way to make a difference this festive season, by contributing to conserving and restoring our unique and important ecosystems.
Roger, the seriously ripped kangaroo that became famous for his bodybuilder-like physique, has died at the ripe old age of 12.
One of New Zealand’s most scenic locations is buckling under the strain of selfie-seeking Instagram users looking to fake their holiday stories.
Roman Fedortsov, a fisherman from Russia, finds and photographs bizarre-looking creatures at the bottom of the sea.
Having sorted through 107 photographers, 119 stories, and more than two million photographs, Nat Geo have picked out their finest efforts for the year.
If you’ve ever wanted to watch a chopper rescue unfold from the pilot’s perspective, then this video from the California wildfire should do the trick.
You don’t have to travel to the Great Barrier Reef to experience a beautiful underwater kingdom. A new book, featured on CNN, is the perfect illustrator of that point.
During the second episode of ‘Dynasties’, the new BBC and David Attenborough collaboration, the film crew broke the cardinal rule.
It’s almost that time of the year when we are bombarded with supermarket Christmas adverts. Here’s one you won’t see on TV, though.
‘Our Planet’, featuring Sir David, is the culmination of a four-year shooting process that took various crews to 50 countries across all seven continents.
Watch the new Rolls-Royce Cullinan scale a mountain in style, in a quick look at the brand’s first ever off-road 4×4 vehicle.
The floating city is experiencing its worst flood in a decade, caused by a combination of powerful storms and high tides.
Air pollution has been dubbed “the new tobacco”, and wind conditions carry the polluted air west to Johannesburg and Pretoria.
A 5 655-carat emerald with “remarkable clarity and a perfectly balanced golden green hue” was discovered in Zambia in early October. It’s a beauty.
Here’s one for everyone who has spent hours staring open-mouthed at the wonders of the sky. You’re not alone.