On occasion, it is of vital importance to consider how little we know about the spinning rock we all live on. Take coral ...

A nuclear war would be devastating and spread radiation to nearly every corner of the globe, but an expert has revealed the ...

Google Earth is celebrating its 20th anniversary by introducing a feature that lets you turn back the clock. Read this story ...

As Google Earth turns twenty years old, Google is introducing a pair of new features and looking back at history.

Explore new features coming to Google Earth and take a look back at the major milestones of the platform since 2005.

Yes, we've been able to time-travel around our cities and previous homes for years now on Google Maps, but Google Earth feels ...

A partnership with the nonprofit Earth Fire Alliance and satellite manufacturer Muon Space is giving Google a better shot at ...

For the service's 20th anniversary, Google was inspired by a social media trend from last year in which people shared ...

The world map is familiar sight on classroom walls and in atlases, but in terms of country and continent size, it’s way off – and all because of a 16th-century projection.

The world’s oldest map of the night sky was amazingly accurate. Newly discovered fragments of 2,200-year-old star coordinates—once thought lost—reveal the incredible skill of the ancient ...

5. Launch of the Space Age Due to a predicted increase in solar activity during the years 1957-1958, the International Council of Scientific Unions passed a resolution to establish the International ...