icy rock has long been associated with Mickey Mouse’s pet dog (which was originally named Rover but most likely renamed after the planet in 1931). (See National Geographic’s first map of Pluto.) ...

The data will be used to train supercomputers that will one day map reefs around the globe. The National Geographic Society has funded the work of Ved Chirayath since 2021. Learn more about its ...

8 min read This story appears in the September 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. The maps here show the world ... we’ll very likely create an ice-free planet, with an average ...

“When we looked at the most species-rich parts of the planet, the biodiversity hotspots, previously we thought about 15 percent of [their extent] was still natural. But our map of the human ...

To aid searchers in the meantime, Brown and Batygin used their revised calculations to make a “treasure map” that points to a swath of sky where Planet Nine is most likely to be found.

In another stellar year for science, astronomers unveiled new discoveres about the cosmos, biologists etched out a clearer map of our ... Here are some of National Geographic’s top picks for ...

“This is a new window into the planet,” said Paul Mayewski ... helping to create a more accurate map of the area. Photograph by Mark Fisher, National Geographic Based on exclusive access ...

From a group of playful otters vying over a fresh fish to weeping plum trees glistening in the rain, the final selection of a National Geographic challenge open to amateur photographers have ...