NASA's Phoenix lander, which touched down on Mars in 2008, initially struggled to scoop the planet’s rusty red regolith into a device that heats the rocks to sniff out their components.

AMERICO-LIBERIANS established a colony on territory already inhabited by a complex mix of ethnicities. The Gola, Loma, Mende, Mano, and Gbandi peoples settled the area 8,000 years ago. Other ...

ABC13's Briana Conner spoke with Tara Roberts, a diver, storyteller, and National Geographic Explorer, who is working to bring these long-lost stories back to the surface.

Despite being one of the most photographed natural spaces in the world, stories of the Okavango Delta are rarely told by local talent. A Motswana wildlife photographer is seeking to change that.

From the Făgăraș Mountains of Romania to the teeming sea cliffs of St Kilda in Scotland, Europe is still home to staggering displays of summer wildlife. Whether you’re searching for sperm ...

In the 1960s, humans set out to discover what the red planet has to teach us. Now, NASA is hoping to land the first humans on Mars by the 2030s.

The uninhabited island’s extreme conditions have challenged everyone from lost explorers and Inuit settlers to modern-day scientists preparing for life on Mars. Photograph by Bruce Yuanyue Bi, Getty ...

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With popular national parks still searching for the answers to congestion, train travel is a practical solution—and a unique adventure.

China aims to upstage the U.S. China’s national park system will eclipse the US version, says Mei Zhang, CEO of Wild China, one of the country’s biggest tour companies.

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