A giant sequoia located in Sequoia National Park in California, the General Sherman is 52,500 feet in volume and is more than ...

Scientists believe that the motion of Earth's continents through plate tectonics has been largely steady over millions of years. New research, however, suggests this drift can speed up or slow down ...

New research suggests melting ice sheets are warming global temperatures which may speed up continental drift, creating ...

This part of the planet plays a crucial role in shaping surface features like mountains and volcanoes, and it drives plate tectonics through slow-moving convection currents. Scientists have long ...

Pablo “Popi” García Borboroglu and Bertie Gregory have been named the 2025 Rolex National Geographic Explorers of the Year. Borboroglu has been an Explorer since receiving the National ...

The scientists discovered that this global thaw may have also had unexpected consequences—including for plate tectonics ... which was funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, takes ...

At a time when record crowds are seeing visitors to some U.S. national parks asked to pre-book access, Isle Royale National Park, an archipelago of around 400 islands on western Lake Superior ...

Southeastern Australia is witnessing an unusual spectacle as millions of spiders engage in mass ballooning to escape flooded areas. These tiny creatures release silk threads, creating 'angel hair ...

Goa's government is set to conduct its first comprehensive survey of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), mirroring a similar initiative in Maharashtra.

Puff up 999 steps to the top for front-row views over city and sea. Published in the April 2025 issue of National Geographic Traveller (UK).

This geographic restriction is of significant ecological and evolutionary interest. Is this a relic of a former population that once had a wider range? Or has it been evolving in isolation ...

The prehistoric crocodile relative may have tolerated both freshwater and saltwater habitats, allowing it to conquer North American coasts in the Cretaceous. Paleontologists have been on the trail ...