The incredible variety of landscapes on Earth has kept explorers busy for centuries. Even now that virtually all of the land has been mapped, the most extreme locations on the planet—highest, lowest, ...
In just a few days, Mars will come within 36 million miles of Earth, closer than it has been for 15 years. As the red planet nears, we’re looking back at National Geographic’s cartographic encounters ...
Unearthing the mysteries of our planet’s past, ancient maps offer a unique window into the world as it once was, depicting continents that have long since disappeared. These maps, coupled with modern ...
WASHINGTON -- National Geographic is marking World Oceans Day by recognizing the Southern Ocean as the Earth's fifth ocean. While all of the planet's ocean waters are interconnected, National ...
The annual clock of the seasons—winter, spring, summer, autumn—is often taken as a given. But our new study in Nature, using a new approach for observing seasonal growth cycles from satellites, shows ...
WASHINGTON -- National Geographic is marking World Oceans Day by recognizing the Southern Ocean as the Earth's fifth ocean. While all of the planet's ocean waters are interconnected, National ...