A new book, Cincinnati in 50 Maps, documents the city in 50 different ways through detailed maps and narrative storytelling.

From Alaska to New Mexico, take in the tranquil beauty of the country’s national parks—one park can see less than 10 visitors ...

This photograph emphasizes Earth’s isolation and delicate beauty, turning a scientific photograph into something poetic, ...

In a groundbreaking study published in The Planetary Science Journal, researchers have uncovered a fascinating new aspect of ...

Mountains cover more than a quarter of the Earth’s land surface. They carry deep spiritual significance, regulate weather and ...

A team from the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH) has collaborated with researchers from ...

The tiny pantheon known as the Asgard archaea bear traits that hint at how plants, animals and fungi emerged on Earth.

Some 4.6 billion years ago, Earth was nothing like the gentle blue planet we know today. Frequent and violent celestial impacts churned its surface and interior into a seething ocean of magma—an ...

Physical maps might feel out of date in our smartphone and GPS age but maps aren’t just for navigation. They are windows into ...

Long before the continents spread across the globe, Earth held one connected landmass known as Pangaea. This supercontinent formed hundreds of millions of years ago and helps explain why distant ...