The Lion Nebula glows gloriously in this new snapshot from the James Webb Space Telescope.

Lions are the most recognizable big cat on Earth. That fame has not kept them safe. Every August 10, World Lion Day celebrates the world's love of ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope recently imaged planetary nebula NGC 2392, which is nicknamed the "Lion Nebula" because of ...

Residents in a Ventura County neighborhood were surprised when a mountain lion climbed up a backyard tree and spent hours ...

*National Geographic has released the official trailer for “LION,” a four-part event series that follows the remarkable true ...

Kiazi, our new lion cub, is named after arguably Pittsburgh's favorite vegetable: the potato. The intrigue: Pittsburgh Zoo's ...

A mountain lion sighting was reported to park officials on Saturday. Officials do not have confirmed information, but are ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The name “lion” doesn’t only apply to the king of the ...

The scientific name of a lion is Panthera leo. This classification system is called binomial nomenclature. The Asiatic lion population in India has grown by 32.2%. Scientific name of lion: Lions ...

Even though about 1400 mountain lions live in Southern California and the Central Coast, spotting one wandering around a residential area is quite rare. Even though San Dimas police urged residents to ...

In 1925, a haunting image of a lonely lion wandering the Atlas mountains was captured. Here’s what makes this image so biologically significant. Exactly a century ago, a military photographer ...