A database of 2.75 billion buildings could help scientists to monitor urban planning, climate change, disaster risks and even ...

A great map library can be a wondrous thing to behold, as James Cheshire’s engaging, deeply satisfying and elegantly designed ...

Makoshika State Park in Glendive might be Montana’s best-kept secret – a sprawling badlands paradise that somehow flies under the radar while its more famous cousins get all the attention. The name ...

A moderately strong, 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck in Colombia on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological ...

Maps feel simple at first glance, but every now and then one forces you to pause and look again. The maps in this list play ...

The comet is the third object ever confirmed to have entered our cosmic neighborhood from elsewhere in the galaxy. Space ...

Longyearbyen, Norway, and Ushuaia, Argentina, offer travelers the opportunity to see unspoiled landscapes, rare wildlife, and vast glacial ice—along with a spirit of endurance and camaraderie.

The most comprehensive assessment of the global environment ever undertaken has found that investing in a stable climate, ...

The European Space Agency’s Juice spacecraft captured rare images of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS while on its way to ...

A major study shows complex cells evolved gradually in an oxygen-poor world, challenging long-held assumptions about life’s ...

From a digital vantage point in orbit, scientists have mapped every building on Earth—2.75 billion structures, all in 3D.

Zhu noted that the map introduces a new metric called building volume per capita, a global indicator that measures total building mass per individual and highlights social and economic disparities ...