Using a globe, ask pupils to help you find and identify the different countries in South America that the Equator passes through. Use maps and atlases, as well as aerial imagery, to find and talk ...

which are aligned north-south and form an astronomical observatory, the first found in the Maya world. From an observation point on a nearby pyramid, the early Maya could watch the sun rise behind ...

The consequences of climate change are already taking a toll in Latin America, with an extended drought. A worst-case ...

Record dry conditions in South America have ... red color on a NOAA map. The drought covers large parts of the Amazon rainforest, especially worrying because it is the globe’s most important ...

When the air is partly ionized, freely moving electrons slightly slow down the radio signals travelling to Earth from GPS and ...

AN eerie Nazi graveyard in the Amazon 5,000 miles away from Hitler’s party headquarters reveals a chilling plot for a fascist ...

Explore what the world’s new coastlines would look like. 8 min read This story appears in the September 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. The maps here ... in the south would become ...

Natural wonders, historic sites and modern attractions—these are the most popular tourist destinations across the country.

You may well have noticed already, but an election is imminent. November 5 will see the USA go to the polls to decide the ...

Sweetooths in the South have a different favorite to their counterparts in other regions of the United States.

Teck Resources (TSX:TECK.A) is offering a detailed look at its plans for shareholder value creation and growth to 800,000 ...

Hyde Park is one of the most popular South Side neighborhoods among visitors. It was in this area that the famous 1893 World's Columbian Exposition electrified the city; the fairgrounds are now ...