The Earth’s continents are constantly moving, a process that has shaped our planet over millions of years. One of the most iconic supercontinents in Earth’s history was Pangea, which existed during ...

The map is speckled with nearly three dozen regional hot spots for water insecurity — where changes in the water supply will seriously threaten a region’s health, welfare and environment.

Naomi Alderman’s new novel imagines an end of the world that only the wealthiest can survive — or can they?

Scientists have discovered an Earth-like planet orbiting a dead star 4,000 light years from here, giving us a humbling glimpse into Earth's likely fate. Published in Nature Astronomy, the planet ...

A California paleontologist has created an interactive map that allows people to see how far their hometowns have moved over 750 million years of continental drift.

Google Earth is going through an evolution. Back in 2019, photographers Larry Strange and Joe Del Tufo traveled 1,200 miles to buy one of only two Seitz Roundshot VR Drive cameras in the United States ...

A new model suggests that in 250 million years, all land will collide into a supercontinent that boosts warming and pushes mammals to extinction.

An asteroid NASA's been tracking for nearly 25 years could impact Earth in the future, a new report reveals.

The rocky planet, roughly twice Earth's size, has offered astronomers a glimpse of one of Earth’s possible futures — if it doesn’t get engulfed by our expanding sun.

So in honor of Earth Day, we would like to propose the question slightly differently: What will Earth mean to you? In our latest issue, The Future of Earth, we hope we offer a road map to at least ...

The map that NASA launched in 1972 could lead extraterrestrials to Earth. A new map, nearly 50 years later, provides even better directions.

Maps of climate in the distant past could provide insight into the future as carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere increase.