Researchers mapped Earth’s ionosphere, part of the upper atmosphere, using signal data from 40 million phones – a method that ...

This study presents the first physical evidence that Snowball Earth reached the heart of continents at the equator.' ...

Eurasian reed warblers don’t just get a sense of direction from Earth’s magnetic field – they can also calculate their ...

When the air is partly ionized, freely moving electrons slightly slow down the radio signals travelling to Earth from GPS and ...

One of the most important sites in Islam's history has now been identified and surveyed, owing to US spy satellite images ...

The oldest surviving world map, known as the Imago Mundi, offers a fascinating glimpse into ancient Babylonian life. Dating ...

The 3,000-year-old map places the Ark beyond Mesopotamia, in an unknown land where jewels hang from trees instead of fruit.

A new study suggests that extreme temperatures could lead to a mass extinction event, ending the reign of humans and mammals ...

Google is introducing new generative AI tools for Google Maps Platform and Google Earth to help developers and city planners use the latest location data for creating apps and planning urban spaces.

The 450-million-year-old fossil of an ancient relative of spiders has been discovered preserved in 3D by fool’s gold. The new species has been called Lomankus edgecombei, and is distantly ...

A first-of-its-kind, animated map has revealed fresh secrets about a mysterious, flowering "zombie star" lurking in the remnant of a supernova that lit up Earth's skies more than 800 years ago.

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