All Exploration Articles

From the pages of The Explorers Journal, climate change artist Enzo Barracco takes us on a remarkable journey into The Galápagos Islands, capturing the unique ecosystem that inspired Charles Darwin's groundbreaking work on evolution and natural selection.

This emerald-green lake is one of Austria's most beautiful bodies of water.

This little town is home to unimaginable experiments and technologies.

In Juneau, Alaska, you can take a walk not just on, but in a glacier. That's right — inside the partially hollow Mendenhall Glacier is a surreal landscape of breathtakingly bright blue ice caves, accessible via hike, kayak, and a climb over the ice. You better get there soon, though, because this natural marvel is melting ... fast.

"There are all different kinds of demons inside of people, some of them go easy, some want to negotiate, others want to fight."

The following list of the New Seven Wonders is presented without ranking, and aims to represent global heritage.

Take an outdoor adventure through Guatemala's most mysterious, magical lake.

In honor of Women's History Month, we're celebrating the achievements of women around the globe and throughout history. From the pages of The Explorers Journal, we're sharing stories from four women who broke boundaries in exploration, research, and science. In our final spotlight, meet the first American woman to walk in space and to reach the deepest known point in the ocean, Dr. Kathy Sullivan.

Fire has been known for its powerful renewal energy for centuries and is used in both ancient and modern rituals and ceremonies.

Turns out the epic wooden horse that gave the Greeks their victory was all a myth.

Learn about the more than 200 underwater cave systems that make Andros a scuba diving mecca at Discovery.com.

Diwali is a Hindu festival that occurs every year in autumn during the month of Kartik - which to us Westerners corresponds to mid-October to mid-November.

Sometimes, the art humans create pales in comparison to the works made by nature. The Marble Caves are one such marvel: erosion and light has turned geological formations into colorful works of sculpture.

There's a strange sight called the Mima Mounds that stretches for hundreds of miles. But nobody knows what caused them. Learn more about this mysterious place in Washington.

The African country of Madagascar boasts plenty of wildlife, but it also features the world's largest stone forest. Some of the limestone peaks reach as high as 2,600 feet, and the nature reserve is home to several unique endangered plants and animals including lemurs.