A study published in Nature found some regions on Earth experience peak spring at unexpected times. Researchers found ...

Oceans cover three-quarters of the Earth, yet only 20% of the seafloor has yet been mapped. The race to understand these ...

Ecopia, founded in 2013, specializes in using artificial intelligence to extract features from high-resolution satellite imagery and build what it calls a “digital twin of the Earth.” Its machine ...

Earth's atmospheric rivers are no longer traveling along their historical paths. They are shifting toward both poles, an ...

In reality, Africa is more than seven times bigger. It is a distortion that has prompted a new African initiative, “Correct the Map,” calling for depictions that show Africa’s true scale. “For ...

Surrounding our solar system is a natural and enigmatic cosmic shield called the heliosphere — and a new mission aims to help astronomers better understand it.

The Australia-based startup has successfully tested quantum-based tools that avoid the pitfalls of both GPS and traditional ...

Nevada leads gold production in the United States in 2024, accounting for 70% of the national total, according to an official ...

The Mercator world map, long a fixture in classrooms globally, makes the European Union appear almost as large as Africa. In reality, Africa is more than seven times bigger.

Earthquakes don't just shake the ground, they can also shift rivers, damage stop banks and raise the risk of flooding for ...

Plane-loving America, obviously, has more airports than any other country – more than 16,000, according to one count – but ...