In this map-based feature, gauge the scope and effects, both actual and potential, of the human "footprint" on our planet. To launch the interactive, click on the image at left.—Lexi Krock ...

The black is where we still need modern measurements at a reasonable resolution We've just become a little less ignorant about Planet ... parts of the world, good ocean-floor maps are a must.

NASA and ISRO's NISAR satellite aims to revolutionize our understanding of Earth's surface movements with frequent global ...

A distinctive blue and green image of Earth reveals our planet's most remarkable features. At 4.54 billion years old, our home world is a venerable object. But it was only with the arrival of the ...

In 40 Maps That Will Change How You See The World ... Maps can extend from above Earth to below it. This tangle of colours ...

Only two hours after being detected, an asteroid entered Earth's atmosphere and slammed into the Pacific Ocean, seemingly ...

Feeding the world ... what on Earth can any of us do? Fortunately, Mike Berners-Lee has crunched the numbers and plotted a course of action that is practical and even enjoyable. There is No Planet B ...

New evidence found in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado supports the notion that Snowball Earth was indeed a global phenomenon.

Marine Traffic map lets anyone trace a vessel that has a position ‘transponder’ similar to those used by aircraft Transponder broadcasts the ships’ position, name, course and speed allowing ...

The power of Google Earth is once again on display as a new feature highlights the drastic changes to our planet in the last ... with one-inch sensor Google Maps just got a much-requested upgrade ...

A trio of physicists, two with Coventry University, in the U.K., and the third with Laboratoire National des Champs ...

The meeting just getting underway in Azerbaijan won't have the top leaders of the 13 largest carbon dioxide-polluting ...