A globe always offers a more accurate model of the Earth’s surface than a flat map because it is 3D.

More precise maps created using data from the SWOT mission can enhance underwater navigation and provide deeper insights into ...

At some point in his life, Donald Trump looked at a world map and saw something he wants – something that, as president of the US, he now says he will take “one way or the other.” It’s Greenland, an ...

Where Are the World’s Rare Earth Mineral Deposits? A new global map, based on U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data, pinpoints ...

Ptolemy even invented ways to flatten the planet (like most Greeks and Romans, he knew the Earth was round ... yet to represent the surface of a globe on a map—by gradually widening the ...

Everest, about 60 million years ago, was the rapid movement of India northward toward the continent of EuroAsia; Click here for a present-day map of the ... look beneath the Earth's surface.

The origin of life on Earth stands as one of the great mysteries of science. Various answers have been proposed, all of which remain unverified. To find out if we are alone in the galaxy, we will need ...