In the southwestern United States, days with triple-digit temperatures ... A frequent contributor to National Geographic in print and online, Elizabeth Royte covers consumption and waste, food ...

For years, experts have criticized the maps created by the United States’ Federal Emergency ... (FEMA did not respond to a request by National Geographic for an interview.) ...

In the United States, COVID-19 has been particularly devastating for low-income communities of color. As photographer Ruddy Roye told National Geographic, “The coronavirus pandemic has laid bare ...

A growing list of Dark Sky Preserves in the U.S., like Grand Canyon National Park pictured here ... Founded in 1988, the United States nonprofit recognizes public parks, reserves, and places ...

A battle over plastic—a material so prolific the UN calls the 90 percent of it that ends up as trash a pollution crisis—is under way in Florida. Coral Gables, a small city of 51,000 people ...

Measles cases continue to grow in the United States, which experts link to a ... While a 0.5-point national increase may seem small, it disguises how those exemptions are distributed.

America never sits still and its sheer diversity means there’s always something new to discover. From Jazz Age New York on the 100 th anniversary of The Great Gatsby to road-tripping the ...

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Above us, through the glass ceiling ... The only problem: There was no modern map of the route. He contacted Riccardo Carnovalini, a prominent hiker who has spent nearly four decades traversing ...