A better understanding of the bedrock can help researchers calculate how quickly the continent's melting glaciers might ...

Women have moved from mapmakers using their bodies to depict maps to being leaders shaping the field of cartography.

A new study has revealed that the iconic Black Beauty meteorite contains much more hidden water than previously suspected.

Shark and ray populations are struggling across the world due to overfishing and other threats. A new report delineates 816 areas of the ocean that should be protected to help them recover. The report ...

With majestic rainforests, volcanoes, and an extraordinary story of wildlife conservation, Rwanda—roughly the size of Maryland—offers travelers a captivating journey in compact form.

The Rwenzori Mountains rise high. More than 5,000 metres, or around 16,000 feet, above sea level. You can see them for miles if the clouds let you. Some say they’re even visible from orbit. But that ...

Advanced modeling has revealed an Australia-shaped magnetic anomaly beneath the country's Northern Territory that holds ...