A rugged volcanic landscape was once the site of a dramatic standoff between the Modoc tribe and the U.S. Army In 1872, some 150 members of the Modoc tribe took refuge in arid and unforgiving terrain ...

From floods to droughts, erratic weather patterns are affecting food security, with crop yields projected to fall if changes are not made Experts have warned that the world’s ability to feed itself is ...

India has many different geographic features including mountains, plains, deserts, and high plateaus. High plateaus are defined as large, generally flat areas of land that are higher in elevation than ...

This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Amelia Blanford Edwards was one of a stream of European travelers drawn to see the wonders of Egypt at ...

In the northeast of the country, the sandstone Ennedi Massif has been sculpted over time by water and wind erosion into a plateau featuring canyons and valleys that present a spectacular landscape ...

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This map shows the location of China's Loess Plateau in relationship to the Mu Us Desert, the Gobi Desert and the city of Beijing. This photo may be used only to illustrate a story about the research ...