The Antonov An-225 Mriya was the world's largest cargo aircraft and could carry up to 250 tonnes - equivalent to 52 mature ...

The Antonov An-225 Mriya set over 200 world records as the heaviest transport aircraft ever built, capable of carrying 250 ...

Most computers are designed to be compact, but this one is the opposite. It’s a massive working system built on a huge scale.

Steve Boyes, a conservation biologist designated a National Geographic Explorer, has been searching Angola’s highlands for a ...

Long before today’s tree-dwelling sloths, a 4-ton giant roamed South America — and it may have stood and fought like a bear.

The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance is opening a brand new elephant valley where visitors have the opportunity to get up ...

A highly contagious strain of avian flu has been detected in northern elephant seals at Año Nuevo State Park, the first time the disease has been detected in California’s marine mammal population.

A sudden development has shaken the NASCAR world ahead of a major race. One of the sport’s biggest names won’t be on the grid, and the story behind it has fans talking. Here’s what happened and why it ...

Werner Herzog’s new documentary about the hunt for elephants in Angola focuses less on the animals and more on the pursuers.

After a catastrophic outbreak of bird flu devastated southern elephant seal populations in 2023, scientists are on high alert.

In a remarkable display of “people power,” a mother-daughter team of citizen scientists has ...