Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

In the heart of California, the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks are home to some of the tallest trees on the planet.

Though the planets are always “aligned,” seeing more than four in the sky is more uncommon. February’s lineup is a chance to ...

With the help of technology, we can tune into the hidden sounds of our planet, from the pull of the moon on our mountains and cities to a silent rumble so deep and powerful, it can move the earth ...

From Japan, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist’s Out of Eden Walk marks 12 years, with North America on the horizon.

This story appears in the March 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine ... one more step toward a lifelong goal: to find an Earth-like planet orbiting a sunlike star. Her current focus ...

For centuries, locals have told stories of mokele-mbembe, a legendary creature said to lurk in the Congo Basin. But as ...

A new report suggests that climate change-induced factors, like reduced rainfall, primed conditions for the Palisades and ...

Linking Delhi, the Taj Mahal and the pink city of Jaipur, with detours for temples and tigers, this is the perfect route for ...

This story appears in the July 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine ... an individual finds attractive. —ND Above Earth’s protective magnetic shield, exposure to damaging radiation ...