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While ‘The Monkey King’ is a work of fiction, it does have some historical roots, namely the real-life story of the Buddhist monk Xuanzang.

Bear Grylls says some of the newer episodes of Man vs Wild are his favorites. Surviving in unique landscapes is his favorite thing.

More people are staying fit and active at ages that used to be considered old. Many people these youthful levels of activity are possible. 

Wildfires burning in Hawaii have caused multiple deaths and forced residents to evacuate. The town of Lahaina on Maui in Hawaii was engulfed by fires and little remains. Although the cause of the initial fire is still unknown, here’s some information on what could have caused the Lahaina blaze on Maui.  (Here’s how to help [...]

A new pack of grey wolves was discovered in Sequoia National Park amongst the Sierra Nevada Mountains on Friday. The next known closest pack is around 200 miles north.  Last month there were reports of grey wolves seen in the National Park, which led researchers to search for tracks, scat, and hair. They found DNA [...]

British singer-songwriter Rita Ora gets out of the studio and into the Valley of Fire on this week’s Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge (Sundays on National Geographic at 9/8c). The performer arrives ready to rock the survival skills Bear Grylls must teach her on her first day in Nevada’s desolate 46,000-acre Valley of [...]

When you go camping, you’re setting up temporarily in other animals’ living spaces. Here’s how to be a good neighbor.

What makes the Antarctic Strawberry Feather Star so “otherworldly” is that it has a strawberry-shaped body and 20 arms of varying length.

Beginner mushroom hunters should try looking for these easy-to-find fungi known as the foolproof four mushrooms.