It's crazy to think people once believed the earth was flat. One step too far and you'd be sent tumbling into the depths of the abyss of who knows what or where. Thanks to the explorers who came ...

As a high school geography teacher and the president of the National Council for Geographic Education, it is refreshing to see pushback against the increasingly common “just Google it” or “let AI ...

Discover the astonishing side of U.S. geography with these 50 incredible facts! From Alaska's remote capital to Kentucky's rare moonbow, you'll learn about unique landmarks and surprising truths. Did ...

Our first in-house map was produced during World War I. By the Second World War, the White House was asking for them by name. National Geographic Society maps supply a backdrop for a meeting between ...

The 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence offers a chance for overdue conversations about what schools should teach when it comes to history, government, and social studies. Today, ...