The State Department’s interactive map shows danger zones across much of the world. As of Dec. 26, 22 countries appear under ...

However, the open-source project isn’t about bragging rights. With over 2.75 billion buildings detailed in the map, the ...

Far beneath the South Pacific, a continent the size of India has finally stepped out of the cartographic shadows. After centuries of speculation and decades of targeted surveys, scientists have now ...

A map can take you on a journey, transporting you across continents and cultures all with a single glance. What started as a ...

Thwaites lines up most closely in longitude with U.S. Mountain time, so that’s what this expedition will be using. But our ...

Africa saw the largest share of recalls, raising concerns about U.S. relations amid ongoing counterterrorism efforts and political unrest.

A picture of what West Antarctica looked like when its ice sheet melted in the past can offer insight into the continent’s future as the climate warms.

Imagine if Greenland bordered Portugal, Brazil no longer had a coastline, and Tibet suddenly lay by the sea. It sounds ...

A long-lost fragment of Earth's crust has just been uncovered beneath the icy waters near Greenland—rewriting what scientists ...

The geology of the ocean floor is truly spectacular — perhaps even more than land geology. Unfortunately, it's really hard to study.

Almost 100,000 people around the world played an online map projection game that asked them to judge land areas. Their guesses showed that most people’s inner picture of the planet is closer to ...

In East Africa’s desolate Afar region, where temperatures routinely reach 130°F, the Earth is opening up. Massive cracks have begun cutting across the landscape, pulling roads and farmland apart, ...