Mercury is a world of extremes: scorching surface temperatures, polar ice, a surprisingly strong magnetic field, and a metallic core that defies expectations. Discover how Mariner 10’s groundbreaking ...

The Disney-controlled brand is launching what it calls a "Creator Cohort," providing access and opportunities for creators that focus on nature, science, travel and other topics in Nat Geo's ...

James Cameron's Avatar franchise has dominated the box office with each new release. The first Avatar movie is still the highest grossing movie of all time, with no signs of being dethroned from that ...

Thomas Gernon receives funding from the WoodNext Foundation, a fund of a donor-advised fund program. He is affiliated with the GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany. Chloe Griffin ...

A newly identified planet candidate, HD 137010 b, looks strikingly Earth-like in size and orbit — but it may be colder than Mars due to its dimmer star. If it has a thick enough atmosphere, though, ...

Even when Earth was locked in its most extreme deep freeze, the planet’s climate may not have been as silent and still as once believed. New research from ancient Scottish rocks reveals that during ...

Astronomers have discovered what appears to be an exoplanet that could be a distant Earthly paradise. Or it could be a frigid realm even chillier than Mars, incapable of supporting life. The margins ...

EXCLUSIVE: CNN and Nat Geo are teaming up for their latest international series, Disaster: The Chernobyl Meltdown. The CNN Original four-part series is a co-production with National Geographic ...

Scientists at the University of Southampton have uncovered evidence from ancient rocks that Earth's climate continued to fluctuate during its most extreme ice age—known as Snowball Earth. During the ...

California stargazers can soon witness a parade of six planets glowing in the night sky at the same time. In February, skywatchers can also glimpse a full snow moon. Parts of Earth can see an annular ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...