One of the seven wonders of the natural world and an incredible light show put on by our home planet, the aurora borealis and aurora australis (known as the Northern Lights and Southern Lights, respectively) are caused by the collision of gas particles in the Earth's atmosphere with charged electrons from the sun's atmosphere.  It's a sight to see and this new article from Amanda Briney tells you everything you ever wanted to know about these amazing lights in the atmosphere.

Harm de Blij is one of the world's most notable geographers. He had a career as a geographer on television and has written dozen of books. He is familiar to most young geographers as the author of a classic textbook for world regional geography courses at universities. This biography and overview of Harm de Blij's innovative structure of the world should shed light on this remarkable geographer.

Tea is the world's most popular beverage. Tea production is a multi-billion dollar industry and many countries' economies are tied to it. Learn about the geography of tea and the different types of teas from this new article from geographer Ping Zhou.

More than 99.7% of voters in the Falkland Islands voted in Sunday and Monday's referendum to maintain the status quo and remain part of the United Kingdom. There were 1,513 votes in favor of remaining part of the UK and a mere three votes against. Argentina claims the islands as Las Malvinas yet the residents seem to overwhelmingly wish to remain a British overseas territory.