Living in Morocco’s High Atlas mountains and having completed the brutally challenging Marathon des Sables, Alice Morrison ...

New images from the European Space Agency’s Biomass mission show how the satellite uses advanced radar to map flows of carbon through our planet’s most precious and remote ecosystems ...

A new analysis by UNESCO and World Resources Institute (WRI) reveals that 73% of World Heritage sites are highly exposed to water-related hazards, such as drought, water stress, or riverine and ...

It is easier to find your geographical middle if you only need to deal with one nation. Still, there are plenty of methods to ...

Would you consider going a day without the internet? I did and I'll tell you why. Better yet, let me paint the picture for you.I stood on a ridge in the Sandia Mountains near Albuquerque, New Mexico, ...

Europe has many sizeable countries with expansive topographical features to match. Here are the biggest organized from least to most square mileage.

Tucked into the Sierra Nevada foothills about sixty miles northeast of Sacramento, Grass Valley offers the kind of restorative experience that makes you remember why you used to enjoy weekends.

Residents of the world's driest desert, the Atacama in northern Chile, woke up Thursday to a jaw-dropping spectacle: its ...

In the past century, scientists have observed more rockfalls and avalanches in the Alps, a looming threat to nearby villages.

Here’s where to eat when on vacation in Big Bear, Idyllwild, and other mountain towns. Skip to main content. Maps. Maps. The homepage. Eater logo. ... Map Jun 27. Map Jun 27.

A temple bigger than a city block was hiding in plain sight for over 1,000 years.

Astronomers have used the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to peer into the early universe and uncover the building blocks of galaxies during their formative years. The CRISTAL ...