U.S. Highway 2 spans 2,600 miles across 11 states, offering a scenic, uncrowded road trip with national parks, small towns, ...

In the fourth episode of our Stones & Bones video series, National Geographic digital editor Nicholas St. Fleur examines the ...

Ever wonder what’s lurking inside the mountains you drive past every day? At Linville Caverns in Marion, the answer involves ...

Idaho is sitting on some of the most jaw-dropping landscapes in the country, and these amazing spots will completely change how you see the state.

So there you have it: a hidden rock labyrinth right here in Virginia that feels like stepping into another world, complete with towering boulders, narrow passages, and enough natural beauty to fill ...

While the 1906 epicenter was just offshore of San Francisco, the rupture was very long, extending 200 miles north to Cape Mendocino and 60 miles south to Santa Cruz. This entire fault rupture was the ...

Beneath East Africa’s Turkana Rift, scientists have found the crust is thinning to a critical point, suggesting the continent ...

Scientists have found evidence of wildfires that occurred 237 million years ago and shaped ancient Triassic ecosystems.

Some 80 million years ago, the late Cretaceous oceans were patrolled by 17-meter mosasaurs, long-necked plesiosaurs, and ...

Stand at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon and look down. The banded rock walls dropping nearly a mile to the Colorado River ...

A new study suggests a proto–Colorado River filled a large basin before spilling westward to set the Grand Canyon’s modern ...

Intensifying wildfires across the continent are spewing air pollution, putting human health at risk, particularly Americans ...