Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) collects data at the Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO ... consequence of our best working theory for how the universe behaves.

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The German geographer Friedrich Ratzel first introduced the term Lebensraum in his 1897 book Politische Geographie (Political ...

History is a fascinating subject. The history of us humans spans over 300,000 years, and it's been marked by victories, ...

Burial in the gladiator cemetery is certainly an argument in favor of that theory.” “Whatever the case, we can confidently say that a violent encounter between human and big cat in York is ...

This story appears in the June 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine ... has been gathering genetic data to test Lawson’s theory. “You can use DNA to look through a periscope that ...

In the heart of the Peruvian Amazon rainforest, a geological formation stands out due to its pyramid-like silhouette. Cerro ...

Many of the changes that will impact supply chains in 2025 are not new, but the frequency and intensity of the changes have ...

Find your inner National Geographic Explorer in these photos. Lucia Sicos Mamani, a Quechua alpaquera (alpaca-herder, hand-spinner and traditional weaver) hand spinning wool at the top of the ...

A research team has created a comprehensive evolutionary tree of all bird species, integrating data from hundreds of studies ...

The biodiversity of Earth's oceans is disproportionately concentrated in coral reefs—the vibrant undersea ecosystems where ...