An earthquake which struck near the Alaska-Yukon border last month has revealed a fault line hidden beneath ice, drawing ...

At half the size of Earth and one-tenth its mass, Mars is a featherweight as far as planets go. Yet new research reveals the ...

If you live in Central Arkansas and drive a vehicle, you’ve likely been photographed hundreds of times by your local police ...

Which way is ‘down’ has a different answer depending on where you are on Earth, in the solar system, in our galaxy and beyond ...

Nestled in the South Pacific Ocean, some 6,000 people live on the most isolated, inhabited island in the world: Rapa Nui.

Memorizing seven continents feels settled, like learning the alphabet. A new study argues the ground rules are less tidy.

Few countries can match India’s geographic variety, stretching from Himalayan summits to fertile river valleys, vast deserts, lush monsoon forests, and expansive coastlines. This video highlights the ...

From a distance, this map of the ocean looks complete. In truth, knowledge of the seabed remains patchy. As of 2025, little more than one quarter of the seabed has been measured directly. The ...

We know surprisingly little about Earth’s deep seafloor – only a small percentage has been mapped in detail. There are better maps of the Moon’s surface than of the bottom of Earth’s ocean. Ships with ...