Scientists exploring a remote area of the central Indian Ocean seafloor two-and-one-half miles deep have found animals that look like fuzzy snowballs, and chimney-like structures two stories tall ...

Some places are just meant to take your breath away, and others, with the life they inhabit. Sometimes, it is through the ...

The animals need sea ice to rest ... A Rodrigues warbler on Rodrigues Island in the western Indian Ocean. Conservation ...

The stunningly biodiverse and beautiful islands of the West Indian Ocean face a growing problem of illegal wildlife trade, and hidden within it, money-laundering and corruption. Madagascar is one of ...

By Shreya Dasgupta From three species of Arctic seals to more than half of all birds globally, several animals have slipped ...

Locals get ready as tens of millions of red crabs begin annual odyssey across tiny island - The start of the Southern ...

It's been 20 years since the Indian Ocean tsunami, which spanned 14 countries and left more than 230,000 dead. National Geographic's new series, "Tsunami: Race Against Time," provides a 360-degree ...

In a significant development in animal classification, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has for the ...