Millions of faithful descend on Mexico City each year, at first by bike or by foot and then often crawling on their knees in ...

UVA doctoral student Musa Kazim Azimli uses spatial storytelling to reconstruct an Ottoman Empire slave market.

The deadliest volcanic disaster in Japan’s history did not end with fire or ash, but with water. When the slopes of a ...

Tornadoes devastate the U.S. every year - but why doesn’t Europe see the same kind of destruction? The answer lies in ...

Ever wondered what your hometown looked like centuries ago? Thanks to a hidden feature in Google Earth, you can now step back ...

A new study predicts that by 2100, the Amazon rainforest could experience up to 150 days of hot drought conditions each year, ...

Seizures of more tankers could put a stranglehold on Venezuela’s economy, which is exceptionally dependent on oil to keep the ...

When the early Earth’s magma ocean crystallized 4.4 billion years ago, the deep mantle trapped an ocean’s worth of water, ...

New research reveals that Earth’s solid inner core is actually in a superionic state, where carbon atoms flow freely through ...

A database of 2.75 billion buildings could help scientists to monitor urban planning, climate change, disaster risks and even ...

In 2025, a “storm” of budget cuts, early retirements, and federal government downsizing led to dramatic cuts in National ...

A UC Berkeley-led analysis of tree mortality after two recent Amazonian droughts shows that “hot drought” conditions, which are becoming more frequent, are leading to tree dieoffs and reducing the ...