It’s hard to top the jaw-dropping natural drama of waterfalls, and Victoria Falls in southern Africa is one of the planet’s ...

Everything has its place, and every place has a name. Named endowments are a way for a donor to support often very personal interests. Someone might choose to support research they believe will change ...

What’s in a name? In the cases of some places throughout the world, quite the story. Lots of towns, cities and countries have changed their names in the past – due to changing circumstances ...

Is it the Gulf of Mexico or the Gulf of America? The answer may depend on where you live. Here's a look at how we collectively agree what a place is called Wreckhouse winds. Snow squalls off Lake ...

DON’T MISS: Are your maps accurate? How these tools can struggle to capture our world Many longstanding place names came from Indigenous peoples, explorers, and colonizers—and those labels tend to ...