The planet that appears so steady beneath our feet is, in reality, subtly reorienting itself in space. As ice melts, oceans ...

If you're looking for a bit of an escape on a Friday afternoon, you can probably get away with it thanks to some more updates to Google Maps and Earth. Google announced today that it's rolling out an ...

Does it sometimes seem like every single inch of Earth has been discovered? Far from it. But scientists are working on it.

A newly-deployed satellite has created the most-detailed map yet of the ocean floor, finding hundreds of hills and underwater volcanoes that were previously missed. When you purchase through links on ...

NUVIEW's satellite constellation will use LiDAR to create its 3D maps, which could prove beneficial to farmers and urban planners. Reading time 2 minutes Satellites flying overhead in Earth’s orbit ...

While each of these maps is incredibly striking, it isn’t always easy to recognize the places within them as spots on our Earth. Some of them look straight out a J.R.R. Tolkien novel, while others are ...

Scouring the corners of Google Earth and Maps has become an interesting way for people to explore the planet, and sometimes they come across the most unexpected finds. From random snapshots of humans ...

NASA: A Google Earth application reveals carbon dioxide in the lowest part of the atmosphere close to Earth’s surface (green tracks) and carbon dioxide at higher altitudes that are immune from ground ...

Businesses can now use Google Maps for more than finding directions to the next client meeting. Tucson-based Earth Knowledge Inc., founded in 2003 as an environmental-consulting company, now offers a ...