Along with this stunning image is the first-ever global estimate of river water discharge and overall sediment suspension.

Disregard what you learned in geography class—Earth may not have seven continents after all. From the earliest of grades, schoolchildren around the world have memorized the same lineup: Africa, ...

A new study on functional biosphere integrity, or the plant kingdom’s ability to co-regulate the state of the ecosystem, found that Earth is in trouble—big trouble. Published in the renowned journal ...

Google Earth combines satellite imagery and aerial photography to create a rich picture of earth. You can use Google Earth online, on your smartphone or tablet, or on its desktop app — all for free.

Earth just got 7 km/s faster and about 2000 light-years closer to the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. But don’t worry, this doesn’t mean that our planet is plunging ...

Rare earth minerals have become the backbone of modern technology, fueling everything from smartphones and electric vehicles ...

The now-defunct satellite ERS-2 disintegrated over the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, returning to Earth after more than ten years in space, between Alaska and Hawaii, according to the European Space ...

Antarctica's subglacial bedrock was previously one of the least-mapped planetary surfaces in our solar system.