A new geological model revolutionizes a century of theories: a rigid wedge of mantle keeps the Himalayas standing.

In April 1998, a young geologist and his team set out from the village of Moribadou and trekked for six hours through the Guinea Highlands, a densely forested plateau that spreads across four ...

China’s pillage of fragile ecosystems like the Tibetan Plateau stands as a stark warning for Myanmar if Chinese development ...

Discover the 10 countries with the largest snow leopard populations — from China and India to Bhutan and Russia — where these ...

Brazilian landscapes are known for their drama, with thundering waterfalls, rippling sand dunes and even a Grand Canyon all ...

The famous Grand Canyon in Arizona was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979 and is known for its breathtaking vistas and geological significance. Carved out by the Colorado River, The ...

Standing at the top of the Hôtel Face – a classic freeride line above Chamonix’s Brévent ski area – my legs were shaking. Not from cold, but from five days of glacier skiing, boot-packing ridge lines ...

The scale of Simandou is staggering. It’s the world’s largest untapped iron ore deposit, with estimated reserves of at least ...

Brazilian landscapes are known for their drama, with thundering waterfalls, rippling sand dunes and even a Grand Canyon all ...

The dance of the continents has been reshaping Earth for billions of years, creating the landscapes we walk on today.

Most states give riders one or two solid trail systems. Utah went ahead and crammed in everything. Red rock deserts that look ...

The peaks are rounded, the air is thin, and the light moves differently here. At this altitude, colors lose their edge; the landscape feels almost monochrome, a world of stone, grass, and sky.