Geography | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/geography/RSS feed for GeographyenThu, 05 Feb 2026 22:20:28 +0000What’s Buried Beneath Antarctica's Ice? A New Map Unveils the Continent's Hidden Landscape Like Never Beforehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/whats-buried-beneath-antarcticas-ice-a-new-map-unveils-the-continents-hidden-landscape-like-never-before-seen-180988148/A better understanding of the bedrock can help researchers calculate how quickly the continent's melting glaciers might affect sea-level riseThu, 05 Feb 2026 22:20:28 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/whats-buried-beneath-antarcticas-ice-a-new-map-unveils-the-continents-hidden-landscape-like-never-before-seen-180988148/Earth's Magnetic North Pole Is Shifting Toward Siberia and Raising Questions About Unusual Movementhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/earths-magnetic-north-pole-is-shifting-toward-siberia-and-raising-questions-about-unusual-movement-180985892/Scientists released an update to a model that maps the ever-moving pole and has significant implications for navigation systemsFri, 24 Jan 2025 17:41:54 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/earths-magnetic-north-pole-is-shifting-toward-siberia-and-raising-questions-about-unusual-movement-180985892/See Newly Discovered Nazca Drawings That Depict Llamas, Human Sacrifices and Morehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-newly-discovered-nazca-drawings-depict-llamas-human-sacrifices-more-180985133/An A.I.-assisted study identified 303 previously unknown geoglyphs in the Peruvian desert. The art features surprising figures, like orcas holding knivesTue, 24 Sep 2024 19:09:05 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-newly-discovered-nazca-drawings-depict-llamas-human-sacrifices-more-180985133/Did a Dried-Up Branch of the Nile Help the Egyptians Build the Pyramids?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-egyptian-pyramids-were-actually-built-on-the-banks-of-this-dried-up-branch-of-the-nile-180984389/Researchers say 31 of the monuments were constructed on the banks of the ancient waterwayTue, 21 May 2024 18:31:46 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-egyptian-pyramids-were-actually-built-on-the-banks-of-this-dried-up-branch-of-the-nile-180984389/Scientists Unravel the Mysteries of Earth's Towering Star Dunes—Massive, Moving Mountains of Sandhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-unravel-the-mysteries-of-earths-towering-star-dunes-massive-moving-mountains-of-sand-180983898/Using new technologies, researchers revealed an enormous star dune in Morocco formed more quickly than thought, and it's on the moveTue, 05 Mar 2024 21:22:30 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-unravel-the-mysteries-of-earths-towering-star-dunes-massive-moving-mountains-of-sand-180983898/These Entrancing Maps Capture Where the World's Rivers Gohttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/these-entrancing-maps-capture-which-oceans-rivers-run-into-180983481/Cartographer Robert Szucs uses satellite data to make stunning art that shows which oceans waterways empty intoWed, 10 Jan 2024 16:01:23 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/these-entrancing-maps-capture-which-oceans-rivers-run-into-180983481/How Stone Walls Became a Signature Landform of New Englandhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/how-stone-walls-became-a-signature-landform-of-new-england-180983250/Originally built as barriers between fields and farms, the region’s abandoned farmstead walls have since become the binding threads of its cultural fabricTue, 14 Nov 2023 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/how-stone-walls-became-a-signature-landform-of-new-england-180983250/Have Any Animals Evolved to Adapt to Human Activity?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/have-animals-evolved-adapt-human-activity-180981817/You’ve got questions. We’ve got expertsWed, 29 Mar 2023 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/have-animals-evolved-adapt-human-activity-180981817/Smithsonian Scholars Pick Their Favorite Books of 2022https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/smithsonian-scholars-pick-their-favorite-books-of-2022-180981193/This wide-ranging list offers context for our rapidly changing worldWed, 30 Nov 2022 12:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/smithsonian-scholars-pick-their-favorite-books-of-2022-180981193/Watch Millions of Raptors Fly Across Panama This Fallhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/watch-millions-of-raptors-fly-across-panama-this-fall-180980780/The country’s unique shape makes it a perfect migratory pathway for the birds of preyFri, 16 Sep 2022 17:07:02 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/watch-millions-of-raptors-fly-across-panama-this-fall-180980780/