The official number of exoplanets—planets outside our solar system—tracked by NASA has reached 6,000. Confirmed planets are added to the count on a rolling basis by scientists from around the world, ...

A research team led by geophysicists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography provides an explanation for ...

By capturing the same thing from very different perspectives, a NASA astronaut and an intrepid photographer create a whole ...

Cartographers didn’t just redraw a line—they validated a reality: the waters circling Antarctica function as a distinct ocean with outsized impact on climate. Here’s why the ... Continue Reading → ...

A new method for quantifying grandeur is reshuffling the pecking order of the planet’s most impressive peaks. Turns out ...

For geographers, AI is a heaven-sent tool that enables us to have more impact — and fun. Geographers are systems thinkers who ...

Traditionally, only four oceans were recognized: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic—each defined by the continents ...

Today, the National Geographic Society and PepsiCo announced their collaboration to harness the power of science, ...

A new international study led by the University of Jyväskylä analysed the emotional content of 176 national anthems. The results show that anthems ...

For over five centuries, a single version of the world map has shaped our perception of geography. The Mercator projection, ...

Update: A newer article reports on the partial closure in the national forest. The evacuation zone was expanded Tuesday for the Garnet Fire, burning north of Kings River in the Sierra National Forest.