National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek has traveled — on foot — through 21 countries, in a walk that’s taken eleven years so far. Traveling at a human speed has given him glimpses of things people ...

As part of their ongoing "What If?" series, Randall Munroe of xkcd and Henry Reich of MinutePhysics explained what ...

Geographical psychology examines links between location and psychological phenomena, such as how and why personality traits, life satisfaction, and social behavior differ from place to place—or ...

In the U.S., place names are standardized by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, which is part of the U.S. Geological Survey, the agency in charge of making maps. You can listen to more articles from ...

Geography literally means 'writing about the Earth'. It is the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments. Geography can be split into three areas: human geography ...