A detail of the Madaba Map reveals how its makers imagined the world from above. The large body of water is the Dead Sea, and the central walled city is Jerusalem. Tensions between Muslims and ...

the city of Anchorage about 80 miles away would see the worst of it. “Ashfall is going to be a big hazard,” says Matt Haney, the scientist-in-charge at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Alaska ...

The City of Light welcomed nearly 30 million visitors ... Over the past decade, Cortney has covered hiking in Alaska, sleeping in an ice hotel, swimming with manatees, whitewater rafting the ...

With a regular camera, photography experts told National Geographic that a wide-angle lens, an aperture or F-stop of four or less and a focus set to the furthest possible setting is recommended. NOAA ...

If using a smartphone, NASA recommends using a tripod to stabilize the image, enabling night mode and disabling flash. With a ...

Mohenjo-Daro was one of two prominent cities of the ancient Indus Valley ... The 2012 discovery of a map of the “Virginea Pars” area drawn by John White revealed plans for a secret fort ...

National Geographic's 100 best images of the year ... Some 400 U.S. soldiers practice parachute jumps near Alaska’s Fort Greely. The multinational exercise, which includes Canadian forces ...

I’ve rounded up ultra-remote places to stay around the world where you can feel the same pull of the wild. Whether these adventures inspire introspection or not, their wow factor is undeniable, from a ...

The National Geographic Society ... including Hawaii and Alaska—everyone crammed in. Picture it? OK, now add another 39 million people, roughly the population of Canada. All these people ...

(FEMA did not respond to a request by National Geographic for an interview ... an area not previously considered high risk. City officials feared FEMAs new maps would force more building owners ...

Forecasters said auroral activity could increase through the night, potentially pulling the phenomenon to more states.

Where Will The Northern Lights Be Visible? The northern lights will be most visible across Canada and Alaska, with a lower ...