The world's tallest building officially opened on Monday, January 4. The Burj Dubai, the tallest skyscraper in the world, is 200 stories tall and contains housing, offices, and a hotel. Standing at a height of over 800 meters (2,625...

Giant salamanders must swim upstream to lay their eggs, but navigating all the dams can make the trip nearly impossible. A new program helps the salamanders get around the dams while still protecting the cities in Japan from flooding...

Most bats hang upside down when they're resting. A bat called Myzopoda aurita that lives in Madagascar hangs right-side up. Scientists recently discovered that these bats don't use suction to hang, even though part of the scientific name, Myzopoda,...

Matschies tree kangaroos are hard to find in the remote canopy of the cloud forests of Papua New Guinea's Huon peninsula. By strapping a National Geographic Crittercam to these endangered animals, scientists can learn more about their diet and...

Scientists have observed chimps using tools to get food, but scientists were surprised to see octopuses using tools--and not for food-gathering, either! As seen in the video above, octopuses near Indonesia were seen using the coconut shells as mobile...

What an incredible year this has been! Take a look at these 9 lists recapping your favorite amazing videos, tips, games, and more from NG Kids in 2009....

Fantastic Mr. Fox is a new stop-motion animated movie based on Roald Dahl's classic book for kids of the same title. The movie's full of fun and animal "facts," but are all these facts for real? According to Fantastic Mr....

Have you ever wanted to travel to space? In the near future, wealthy tourists will be able to ascend to heights once reached only by astronauts.The first SpaceShipTwo plane, seen above, is named the V.S.S. Enterprise (which is short...

The 2009 National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony begins today 5 p.m. EST today. There will be musical entertainment (including Jordin Sparks and Sheryl Crow) during the event, and for the finale, President Obama will light the National Christmas Tree....

The correct answer is microbe poop! Scientists thought that the colorful deposits (like the ones in the picture above) found in lava tubes were minerals, but as it turns out, they're really droppings from microbes living in the tubes. Gross?...

President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama hosted their first State Dinner last night at the White House for Prime Minister Singh of India. To celebrate the visit, children of the Indian Embassy staff and Washington, D.C. public school...

Today is the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child, or UNCRC. The UNCRC is a treaty that grants children under the age of 17 more than 40 rights, including the rights to...

The life-size Terra Cotta Warriors from China are on display beginning today at National Geographic Museum in Washington, D.C. Visitors can stand face-to-face with the 2,000-year-old statues, which were created to guard the tomb of China's first emperor, Qin Shihuangdi....

Is that sound a violin? Nope! You are hearing the vibrating feathers of the male club-winged manakin. This tiny songbird lives in the cloud forests of the Andes in South America. It vibrates one type of wing feather against another...

Sesame Street's first episode aired on November 10, 1969. It was one of the first educational TV programs for kids. The idea behind Sesame Street was to help kids learn and to have fun while doing it. The show was...

Did you know that over one billion people suffer hunger in the world each day? That is about one-sixth of the population of the planet. The World Food Programme, part of the United Nations, helps feed people around the...

Photograph courtesy Cotswold Wildlife Park Did you get some good treats this Halloween? The lemurs and meerkats at the Cotswold Wildlife Park in the United Kingdom did, too! These pictures show some of the park's critters enjoying carved pumpkins as...