Mountains cover more than a quarter of the Earth’s land surface. They carry deep spiritual significance, regulate weather and ...

For the first time, scientists have mapped vast, continent-scale river drainage systems on Mars — ancient networks that may ...

Hamilton, the zoologist who dedicated his life to saving Africa’s elephants from systematic slaughter—despite being nearly ...

International Rivers has released a new Public Participation Resource Manual and accompanying Curriculum designed to equip African communities affected by large hydropower and other large-scale ...

An aerial photo of flooded roads along the Garissa-Mombasa road in Tana River County taken earlier during the el-nino floods ...

Here's what it's like to stay at Chichele Presidential, a new safari lodge in Zambia's South Luangwa National Park.

South African photographer Shem Compion has spent more than 20 years documenting the extreme geography and diverse inhabitants of the Great Rift Valley.

The fossil and genetic evidence agree that modern humans originated in Africa. The most genetically diverse human populations ...

New research shows Africa’s forests now release more carbon than they absorb. This raises global climate risks and calls for urgent action.

New seismic map reveals 892 active faults across Greece, offering the first comprehensive database of the country’s tectonic activity.

Africa’s official maps are stuck in the past, often either outdated, incomplete—or both. But governments don’t have the budgets to fix them, making it difficult to complete projects as complex as ...

Millions of people in California are bracing for a significant atmospheric river, which is expected to begin unleashing its impacts across the Golden State by Wednesday night. An atmospheric river is ...