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Tham Lod Cave
Tambon Tham Lot, Thailand

Tham Lod Cave

A mile-long navigable cave adorned with stalactites and stalagmites reaching up to 65 feet tall.
A "mirror pool" below a volcanic flange in the Gulf of California.
volcanoes

Found: Hot Pink ‘Pagodas’ at the Bottom of the Sea

A deep-sea expedition uncovers a candy-colored oasis off the Gulf of California.
Sabrina Imbler April 5, 2019
Rock formations of Hamelin Bay.
Hamelin Bay, Australia

Hamelin Bay Beach

Incredible rock formations jut from the southern end of this spectacular stingray-viewing spot.
Stromboli emits yet another tiny gurgle of lava.
islands

This Erupting Italian Peak Is a Hotspot for Studying Volcanic Lightning

Though not much to see, Mount Stromboli is a scientist’s dream.
Sabrina Imbler March 29, 2019
This panorama, captured in January 2017, looks out at higher reaches of Mount Sharp.
space exploration

Why Does This Picture From Mars Look Like a Riverbed on Earth?

A familiar sight, millions of miles away.
Jessica Leigh Hester March 29, 2019
In Svalbard, Norway, a Triassic channel still extends from an outcrop.
geology

Found: The Largest River Delta the Earth Has Ever Seen

Everything is bigger in Pangaea.
Jonathan Carey March 28, 2019
The runestone outside the Vikingaliv.
Stockholm, Sweden

Vikingaliv Runestone

Outside a Viking museum sits a modern-day runestone made by a Swedish runemaster using traditional methods.
Chapel Rock on the shore of the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
Shingleton, Michigan

Chapel Rock

This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.
The escarpment (right).
Saudi Arabia

The Edge of the World

These towering cliffs jut dramatically from the middle of a barren desert.
A lava cricket at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
volcanoes

A Peek Inside the Extremely Metal Life of Lava Crickets

The volcanic bugs survive on dead plants, sea foam, and a dangerous sex life.
Sabrina Imbler March 22, 2019
The desert.
Błędów, Poland

Błędów Desert

People in Poland have rallied to save this unnatural desert from being reclaimed by the forest.
A flurry of marine snow falls to the seafloor off the Gulf of Mexico.
cemeteries

Marine Snow Has Cooled the Planet With Dead Plankton for Millions of Years

The bodies of the tiny organisms lock away enormous amounts of carbon dioxide, and they’re in danger.
Sabrina Imbler March 15, 2019
The hot spring.
Bagni San Filippo, Italy

Fosso Bianco

Nestled in the hills of Tuscany are gorgeous, multicolored hot springs.
Villa dei Misteri seen from above.
Pompeii, Italy

Villa dei Misteri

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.
Inscriptions made by the crew of the <em>Delta</em>.
sailors

Found: Inscriptions by American Whalers, Carved Over Indigenous Australian Petroglyphs

Researchers believe the sailors were commemorating their voyages.
Jonathan Carey March 8, 2019
The Crocodile Stone at the ruins of Wat Phu.
Champasak, Laos

Crocodile Stone

This mysteriously shaped boulder may have been used for human sacrifice in ancient times.
Wadi Mujib.
Areedh Sub-District, Jordan

River Canyons of Jordan

Concentrated around the Dead Sea, these surprising canyons are filled with coursing water, fish, and even crabs.
Footprints on the dunes.
Mears, Michigan

Silver Lake Sand Dunes

An unlikely beach paradise of giant sand dunes lies between two lakes just a few minutes from Michigan's cherry country.