A volcano on Fernandina, an uninhabited island dense with wildlife, is lighting up the night…
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Geography is the scientific study of Earth’s landscapes, environments, and the relationships between people and their surroundings. It encompasses both physical geography—examining natural features like mountains, rivers, climate, and ecosystems—and human geography, which explores how societies organize space, culture, and economies. Geography bridges the natural and social sciences, using tools like satellite imaging, GIS (Geographic Information Systems), and field research to understand spatial patterns and global challenges. This page features the latest research and insights in geography, from climate change and urban development to natural hazards and environmental sustainability.
The large reservoir in Catalonia shrank to 1 percent of capacity in March 2024. Three…
Ranchers in the Texas Panhandle recently faced a fire that charred more than 1 million…
Huge understory fires are spreading throughout the state in northern Brazil as drought and heat…
The surface melting of a high-elevation glacier in the Alps has rendered it unusable for…
The future site of Indonesia’s new capital saw rapid change between 2022 and 2024. Since…
Lakes and lava flows fill the depression atop this geologically young stratovolcano in eastern Türkiye.…
New research shows that while some Antarctic ice shelves have been thinning since at least…
Refreshed by precipitation from an atmospheric river, a temporary lake in Death Valley is extending…
Alaska’s Columbia Glacier has significantly retreated over 20 km since the 1980s, with climate change…
Highlighting Dubai’s development and artificial islands, a false-color Sentinel-2 image reveals the city’s rapid urban…
Tectonic forces over millions of years have folded the region’s layers of colorful rock. Erosion…
Some parts of the peninsula rose up to 4 meters (13 feet), shifting the position…
The remote and arid Kufrah district in Libya lies on top of one of the…
Resting atop a shingled sandstone landscape, the Norwegian glacier has been in decline since the…
The latest round of eruptions on the Reykjanes peninsula destroyed homes in the town of…
Cool, upwelling water supports an array of marine life and draws the occasional filmmaker to…
Features in this northern British Columbia volcanic area draw their names from a few of…