NOAA projected Saturday night’s northern lights would have a Kp index of 3, a measure of the aurora’s strength on a scale of ...

Lake Superior’s Isle Royale, an archipelago of 400 islands, is one of the least visited national parks. Here's why you should ...

This story appears in the July 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. Rapid advancements in spaceflight occurred during the space race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. Ballistic ...

A minor-to-moderate geomagnetic storm may produce a strong northern lights show in some of the northernmost U.S. states ...

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is a campaign by National Geographic magazine to raise awareness and help reverse the global environmental crisis caused by single-use plastic. The initiative invites readers to take a pledge to ...

Like many government institutions, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) faces big budget cuts and a dramatic restructuring ...

After netting about 900 trapped fish, biologists moved them upstream to an ice-free area of the Snake River in Grand Teton ...

Learn how the deeply intelligent killer whale learns to communicate by listening.

The capital of the quiet Balearic island of Menorca offers an atmospheric old town, thriving food scene and tranquil beaches.

On the eve of Earth Day, they vowed to defend groups that have worked to combat the climate crisis and are expected to be ...

During a rich epoch in women's mountaineering, we examine Dora Keen’s 1912 ascent of 4,996m Mount Blackburn in Alaska, the fifth-highest peak in the U.S.