Mexico: Yucatán’s Natural WondersOctober 20, 2010 – Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula is crowded with natural wonders, and on Tobias Nowlan‘s recent visit, he was able to experience several of them with the help of local guides. Below, he offers a quick selection of some of the region’s more unusual adventures. @font-face { font-family: “Cambria”; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:…
NG Channel to Air Expedition WeekNovember 12, 2009 – I could have skipped my coffee yesterday. When I got on the elevator here at Headquarters, I was jolted awake by a behemoth photo of a great white shark covering the entire back wall. This unexpected elevator companion was there to inform me about Expedition Week–a National Geographic Channel event that “takes you on cutting-edge…
The sharp eyes of Anomalocaris, a top predator that lived half a billion years agoDecember 07, 2011 – Before killer whales and polar bears, before sharks and tyrannosaurs, the world’s top predator was probably a bizarre animal called Anomalocaris. It lived in the Cambrian period, over half a billion years ago, when life was confined to the seas and animals took on bizarre shapes that haven’t been seen since. Many scientists believe that […]
Pictures: New Dinosaur, Crocodile Cousin Found in BrazilMarch 31, 2011 – "Incredible" fossils of an ancient crocodile cousin and a dinosaur with shark-like teeth have been found in Brazil, scientists say.
Baby AlligatorsOctober 20, 2011 – I say, nothing’s cuter than a baby alligator, especially when you get to cradle it in your hands! I know I’ve been lucky with my wildlife encounters. So far in my travels I’ve been able to cuddle baby Tasmanian Devils, swim with baby sharks, hatch baby green sea turtles, and feed a baby moose.
Animal Record BreakersNovember 16, 2009 – See photos of record breakers in the animal kingdom (including cheetahs, elephants, falcons, and more) in this photo gallery from National Geographic.
I’ve got your missing links right here (30 July 2011)July 30, 2011 – Top picks What a marine massacre looks like – great nuanced post by Rick Macpherson on shark-finning and what the reality is “One of the animal kingdom’s greatest and most unappreciated symbioses.” Brandon Keim on fungus-farming beetles. Does he have schizophrenia or is he simply Cockney? An amazing story from Vaughan Bell with a medical […]
Underwater PhotosMay 11, 2009 – See underwater images of a sharks, ice floes, a mysterious underwater cave system, clownfish, coral and butterflyfish.
Swimming robots and flexing bones: My new story for the New York TimesMay 17, 2011 – Biomechanics is the science of flesh and bone–how birds fly, sharks swim, muscles twitch, and tendons spring. In January, I went to a fascinating session at the annual meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology where biomechanics experts talked about how they’ve been trying to turn their insights about biomechanics into commercial products. […]
Plesiosaurs, the Beautiful Bottom-FeedersJune 06, 2011 – In 1821, British geologists Henry De la Beche and William Conybeare presented a bizarre, previously-unknown fossil creature to their colleagues in the Geological Society of London. They called their monster Plesiosaurus. A paddle-legged marine reptile akin to the recently-discovered, shark-shaped animals known as ichthyosaurs, the new animal was cast as “a link between the Ichthyosaurus […]
Giant Sea CreaturesSeptember 10, 2010 – See giant sea creature photos, from National Geographic.
Visions of Earth Photo GallerySeptember 10, 2010 – See a vision of Earth in photographs featured by National Geographic magazine.
Ocean SoulMay 04, 2010 – Spectacular marine life is captured beneath the surface by renowned photographer Brian Skerry, whose new book, Ocean Soul, is now available, from National Geographic.
Marine Species Under ThreatJanuary 07, 2010 – See photos of marine species under threat, including polar bears and bluefin tuna.
Life in Color: BlueMay 11, 2009 – See photos of all shades of blue, from National Geographic.
Animals of the GalápagosNovember 16, 2009 – See Galapágos animal pictures (including tortoises, sharks, and birds) in this photo gallery from National Geographic.