Natural World

What Causes Tides?

Learn how the moon's gravity, solar forces, and coastal topography create the daily rise and fall of ocean water at 12 hours and 25 minutes apart.

Research

The USA’s Search and Rescue Hotspots

Grand Canyon leads with 785 search and rescue incidents; Yosemite follows with 732; California parks dominate incident numbers from 2018 to 2020.