The Secret World of Elephants features a life-size model of an African elephant—the largest living land animal. A video projection on one side of the African elephant model shows the skeleton of this massive mammal and provides an inside look at how it processes the huge amount of food it eats—aboutContinue Reading
Credit: Julie Larsen @WCS Mangshan pit vipers (Protobothrops mangshanensis) are seldom encountered in the wild, but visitors to the Bronx Zoo now have an opportunity to observe a hatchling in the nursery at the World of Reptiles. Among the world’s rarest snake species, the venomous, vividly colored Mangshan pit viperContinue Reading
A reconstruction of two Jormungandr walhallaensis mosasaurs fighting © Henry Sharpe Jormungandr, a 24-foot aquatic lizard that lived 80 million years ago, is found to be a transitional species between two well-known mosasaurs Scientists have discovered a new species of mosasaur, large, carnivorous aquatic lizards that lived during the late Cretaceous. With “transitional”Continue Reading
The WCS Ocean Giants Team recently had a close encounter with a humpback whale in the NY Bight, when the whale (one in a pair of whales) approached their boat and swam around it for several minutes – images and memories that last a lifetime. The team, about 60 milesContinue Reading
Photos: From left: Protoceratops andrewsi, collected in 1994 by the joint American Museum of Natural History/Mongolian Academy of Sciences team at Ukhaa Tolgod, Gobi Desert, Mongolia. © AMNH/M. Ellison; Mark Norell © AMNH/D. Finnin; Fossil skull of Citipati osmolskae, collected in 1994 by the joint American Museum of Natural History/MongolianContinue Reading
Previews ‘Best of the World’ Travel Recommendations, Launching in Early 2024 and Reimagined in Scope and Direction Content Promises Wonder and Inspiration Through Incredible Photographs and a Special Curation of Travel Recommendations Across Categories At National Geographic’s content showcase at Hall des Lumières, Senior Vice President and Editor-in-Chief Nathan LumpContinue Reading
New Research Hub Brings Together Leading Institutions to Engineer Immune Cells for Early Disease Prevention, Detection, and Treatment New York City and New York State Each Contributing $10 Million to New Facility Today, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI),Continue Reading
From left, the Pierolapithecus cranium shortly after discovery, after initial preparation, and after virtual reconstruction. © David Alba (left), Salvador Moyà-Solà (middle), Kelsey Pugh (right) New study reconstructs the face of Pierolapithecus catalaunicus, a key fossil in the story of great ape and human evolution A new study led by scientists at the American MuseumContinue Reading
Map of the greenway expansion being planned. Credit: New York City Department of Transportation New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez, New York City Department of Parks & Recreation (NYC Parks) Commissioner Sue Donoghue, and New York City Economic Development CorporationContinue Reading
Presented by Forest for All NYC in partnership with the Parks and Open Space Partners–NYC Coalition and NYC Parks, the day will include over 75 fun and educational events city-wide to care for and learn about New York City trees! The goal of the day is to bring New Yorkers together to learnContinue Reading