## If you love articles about Nature and Earth, this page is for you. Happy reading!


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 ## This iceberg is perfectly rectangular—here’s why: Sarah Gibbens

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[Though it doesn't fit our typical image of icebergs, experts say the common shape has a simple explanation.](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2018/10/this-iceberg-is-perfectly-rectangular-explained.html)



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 ## New crocodile species found hiding in plain sight: Douglas Main

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[Studies of the Central African animal, which has unusually soft skin, also revealed its cousin to be critically endangered.](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2018/10/crocodile-new-species-slender-snouted-africa-news.html)



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 ## Quake split a tectonic plate in two, and geologists are shaken: Robin George Andrews

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[An intense temblor in Mexico was just the latest example of an enigmatic type of earthquake with highly destructive potential.](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2018/10/news-tectonic-plate-split-earthquakes-tsunamis-geology.html)



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 ## Vegetarian dinosaur may have actually eaten meat, skull suggests: John Pickrell

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[Steak knife-like teeth in the most complete Pachycephalosaurus jaw ever found look suspiciously like those of a carnivore.](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2018/10/news-vegetarian-dinosaur-ate-meat-pachycephalosaurus-paleontology.html)



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 ## Protecting the silence in America's most iconic landscape: Andrew Bisharat

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[This photographer hiked the entirety of the Grand Canyon—a grueling trek done by only 30 people—and shares the trip's most lasting impact.](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/2018/10/grand-canyon-hike-conservation-pete-mcbride-book.html)



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 ## Viral photo sparks unusual discussion of squirrel anatomy: Jason Bittel

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[Some things you have to see to believe—like this odd squirrel that’s taken Twitter by storm in Japan.](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2018/10/viral-squirrel-photo-japan-mammary-glands-animals-news.html)



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 ## Full Moons: What's in a Name?: 

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[Learn about the many names given to the moon's most captivating phase in Earth's night sky.](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system/full-moon.html)



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 ## Discover 7 brilliant inventions that changed travel forever: Soo Youn

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[These everyday objects transformed the way we travel—here are their surprising histories.](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/lists/7-brilliant-inventions-that-changed-travel.html)



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 ## A running list of how President Trump is changing environmental policy: Michael Greshko, Laura Parker, Brian Clark Howard, Daniel Stone

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[The Trump administration has promised vast changes to U.S. science and environmental policy—and we’re tracking them here as they happen.](https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/03/how-trump-is-changing-science-environment.html)



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 ## In Turkey, a power play will leave ancient towns underwater: Suzy Hansen

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[The nation’s plan to control its most precious resource includes a controversial dam that will drown some of its history.](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2018/11/turkey-flooding-dams-displaced-antiquities-mesopotamia.html)