The map of Earth looks settled at first glance. Continents feel fixed, named, and counted. Yet over the past few decades, ...

An ancient skyscraper considered the seventh wonder of the world crumbled to ruin centuries ago. Now an ambitious ...

A quick hike in Illinois leads to sweeping ridge views, sculpted sandstone, and sunsets that feel almost too cinematic to be real.

Across the United States, a slow-motion emergency is unfolding in kitchen sinks and backyard wells as so‑called “forever ...

A canyon hike in Illinois that feels way bigger than it should. Rugged trails, dramatic rock walls, and real adventure ...

History is littered with scientific ideas that sounded ridiculous, even to experts, before reality caught up. From wild ...

The name alone should give you a hint of what’s in store – Kodachrome, borrowed from the famous color film, because when National Geographic photographers first laid eyes on this landscape in 1948, ...

The centerpiece of this natural playground is Lewis and Clark Lake, a 31,400-acre reservoir that sparkles like a sapphire set against the rolling prairie landscape.

Using an unprecedented amount of high-resolution satellite data, researchers have found that Earth’s fault lines are far weaker—and continents far less rigid—than long-standing geological models ...

Travertine is not only a geological wonder but also a popular building material. Its use dates back to ancient Rome, evident ...

With new technology, smarter tools, and a lot of patient digging, historians and archaeologists are uncovering marvels from every corner of the world. One day it’s an enormous thigh bone from a ...

Stanford researchers have created the first-ever global map of a rare earthquake type that occurs not in Earth's crust but in ...