National Geographic's Center for Sustainable Destinations has ranked the world's top natural and cultural treasures, issuing praise for some sites and dire warnings for others.
It's not a hoax, researchers say. Five adult siblings in Turkey can walk only on all fours and may shed light on our apelike ancestors, scientists say. Originally published March 8.
The recent capture of an unusual dolphin with an extra set of fins in Japan is shedding light on the country's controversial tradition of "drive hunting."
See a roundup of the week's news and events, from the world's tallest tower to Arabic coins found in Sweden, a hot-air balloon festival in Japan, and more.
A frenzied fish-catch honoring chum salmon happens each year just up the river from a research center's efforts to save the species from local extinction.
The nearly 3.2-million-year-old bones will start a six-year tour of the U.S. next year. But at least one museum is refusing to accept the display, saying the remains are too fragile to travel.
Ancient bones from a cave in Romania add fuel to the theory that modern humans absorbed Neandertals through interbreeding instead of out-competing them to extinction.
A small but vocal group of geologists say that the dinosaurs were wiped out not by a lone asteroid but by a combination of climate change, massive volcanism, and two major collisions.
Tons of poisonous sludge dumped in a major Ivory Coast city have led to at least ten deaths and renewed calls for tighter controls over international waste shipments.
