Satellite images reveal a Y-shaped formation in China’s Taklamakan Desert where the Hotan River carries precious jade.

Developers argue that eco-tourism helps ‘underfunded’ parks but former Greens leader Bob Brown says the idea of wilderness lodges is an ‘oxymoron’ ...

Scientists compare volcanic cones on Earth and Mars to explain how gas-rich magma forms scoria cones. Spacecraft observations and Earth analog sites provide evidence of similar eruptive processes.

Yeongwol, a quiet county of 36,000 people tucked into the mountains of Gangwon Province, was always there. Then the film "The King's Warden" hit ...

Amicus tells Supreme Court Environment Ministry suppressed FSI report opposing 100-metre rule to define Aravalli hills.

Though only one of the original Seven Wonders of the Ancient World remains, there are many more awe-inspiring places that astound and delight us. From captivating ancient cities, medieval cathedrals ...

Huge pits that supplied the concrete for a Chinese megacity have been revitalized into a striking park. On the northern outskirts of Beijing, massive holes in the earth bear the scars of what it’s ...

The city sits on what amounts to an island, wedged between the Mississippi River on one side and Lake Winona on the other, creating a setting that feels more like something you’d stumble upon in a ...

Revise key concepts of Physical Geography for UPSC with rapid notes on Earth structure, plate tectonics, landforms, climate, oceans, and atmospheric processes for effective Prelims preparation.

New research sheds light on the earliest days of the earth's formation and potentially calls into question some earlier assumptions in planetary science about the early years of rocky planets.