A member of the physics department … is to bring the scientific method to bear on the burning problem of why really good trombones sound the way they do. All trombones … do not sound the same ...

We will look at how these turkeys compare in size and discover more fun facts about the largest turkeys in the world! Ocellated turkeys weigh about 11 lbs (males) with the females being smaller, ...

This helps protect the eggs until they hatch, giving the babies a better start in life. Pipefish, a close relative of seahorses, also experience male pregnancy. Depending on the species ...

Welcome to Nat Geo Your Shot: National Geographic’s global community for aspiring visual storytellers. Find the community on Instagram @NatGeoYourShot and follow along for hashtag challenges ...

Neurons involved in forming memories of a cold environment communicate with the part of the brain that regulates metabolic responses to cold stress. Work from the International Rice Research ...

When you think of a monogamous animal, your mind might immediately go to penguins. It’s been a long-believed myth that all penguins are not only monogamous, but mate for life and never search for, or ...

For the first time, a study led by University of Oxford researchers has listened in to the fascinating courtship displays of fiddler crabs using geophones. The findings, published in the Journal ...

It was this book which explained that April is the season for eating bamboo, served here with cuttlefish and udo (spring mountain asparagus), and that ocellated octopus is a particular variety of ...

During non-breeding periods, their colors fade, demonstrating an amazing transformation that highlights their reproductive strategies. Jeweled Lacertas, or Ocellated Lizards, are named for their ...

For most of the 20th century, virtually every naval ship had asbestos aboard in some capacity. Now, the U.S. Navy is the military branch believed to have the highest rate of mesothelioma, a cancer ...