For decades, the colossal Taftan volcano of eastern Iran appeared a lifeless piece of history. It towered nearly 13,000 feet ...

On retirement from public life, Wilmar Eliaser Simandjorang found a quiet place on a hillside overlooking Lake Toba, on the ...

A single underwater cable the size of a garden hose connected Tonga to the outside world—until a natural disaster struck. And ...

This view of the lava fountains of Episode 35 of Kīlauea’s ongoing summit eruption is looking from Uēkahuna, the former site of Jaggar Museum. The lava geysers were 1,100 feet and 1,300 feet high, ...

A major earthquake hasn’t struck any of California’s biggest cities in more than three decades, but the “Big One” is a matter ...

On the islands of Lanzarote, grapevines thrive in the fertile soil created by black volcanic ash. To protect the vines from ...

Long before humans began transforming the landscape in Portugal, nature had already fashioned some incredible sights ...

In one of Earth’s driest, most harsh environments, scientists uncovered a micro-miracle. Down in Fumarole Bay on Deception ...

In the context of the rapid challenges and changes the world is experiencing today, the importance of combating extremism arises as a fundamental line of defense and a necessity for protecting ...

The Philippine online discussion world has been awash with frantic forecasting of “what ifs” of the feared “Big One,” but ...

The story behind the award-winning photo of an elusive brown hyena bringing new life to the Namib Desert.

In a 1970 National Geographic feature, paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey—son of Louis and Mary Leakey—recounted his ...