The average global land and ocean surface temperature for November 2024 was 2.41 degrees F (1.34 degrees C) above the ...

Researchers have discovered a pattern of extreme heat waves that defy current climate models, occurring globally except in ...

A pivotal history of Earth lies submerged beneath the Bering Sea.

A chunk of the polar vortex is coming to the Chicago area this week, bringing the coldest temperatures of the season with ...

Rocks formed during the megalake crisis seen as one of the few remains of the Earth’s largest lake. Credit: Utrecht University The Guinness Book of World Records has officially recognized the ...

An interceptor test marked a milestone in the $10 billion American plan to turn the Pacific territory into one of the most ...

National Geographic's enterprising photographers have helped readers explore and learn about our beautiful world through their images for more than a century. Here is their best work from the past ...

Anaximander's Map is considered by some to be the first-ever world map, and alleged versions of it have been shared across ...

30, 2024 — More accurate orbit predictions for satellites and space debris as well as a better understanding of the water masses present on Earth: Researchers at achieved both using satellite laser ...

Emerging commercial technologies can enable mining operations on Earth, the seabed, and the Moon, reducing America's dependence on China for critical minerals.

When the Swiss and Italian governments got together to redraw the alpine border that divides the two countries last year, due ...

More than three-quarters of land on Earth became permanently drier in the last three decades, according to a major new study.