(she/her) is the Southwest contributing parks editor at SFGATE, covering parks and public lands across Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Nevada. She is also an award-winning freelance science ...

Situated between Navajo and Hopi tribal lands, this stunning canyon offers a mix of colorful hoodoos, remote trails, and ...

Pedestrians in Arizona are nearly twice as likely to be killed in a road collision as the rest of the country, according to ...

Hike through secret slot canyons, spot endangered California condors, visit sacred Navajo sites, and kayak a stunning 10-mile ...

As NASA prepared astronauts for its second mission into space, National Geographic had exclusive behind-the-scenes access for ...

The signs were there but subtle. Dustin Chandler never did his homework. He was labeled lazy at school. It wasn’t until years later when his mother, now working at a pediatric clinic, watched him ...

Beyond Machu Picchu, these destinations reveal a side of the country that most visitors miss—from volcanic cities and canyon villages to sacred lakes and jungle getaways. As an alternative to visiting ...

Downtown Tucson’s The National restaurant has closed after one year, planning to move staff to Tooley’s, and welcome Los ...

Tucked away in southeastern Arizona, this visual masterpiece sits at the base of the majestic Huachuca Mountains, creating a backdrop so stunning you’ll find yourself pausing mid-conversation just to ...

What can you do right now to ensure that you live a longer, healthier life? National Geographic Explorer Dan Buettner can answer that question better than anyone.

The historian Procopius described how a creature called Porphyrios terrified sixth-century sailors for 50 years. But what was it? A sixth-century Byzantine mosaic depicts an amphibious monster—though ...

National Geographic Explorers participating in the National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Ocean Expeditions are conducting scientific research across Earth’s most crucial ecosystem. Through ...