Except in the crust, the interior of the Earth cannot be studied by drilling holes to take samples. Instead, scientists map the interior by watching how seismic waves from earthquakes are bent ...

Hot spots and tunnels to neighboring "superbubbles" seem to have been created by supernovas and infant star outbursts.

The black is where we still need modern measurements at a reasonable resolution We've just become a little less ignorant about Planet Earth ... the creation of a full map of the ocean floor ...

The Earth's plates jostle about in fits and starts that are punctuated with earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. 4 min read There are a few handfuls of major plates and dozens of smaller ...

The Earth is made up of different layers: Therefore, instead of tectonic plates moving because of the convection currents, evidence suggests it is the plates that drive the convection. Slab pull ...

Along with the rise of the modern World Wide Web came the introduction of the JPEG image compression standard in 1992, allowing for high-quality images to be shared ...

The Earth formed over 4.6 billion years ago out of a mixture of dust and gas around the young sun. It grew larger thanks to countless collisions between dust particles, asteroids, and other growing ...

And next month, Google will start adding more detailed lane information to some metropolitan areas.

Peatlands cover around 3% of Earth’s land surface and are found in an estimated 180 countries across all continents. This map shows known peatland locations. According to UNEP, “It does not ...

David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. For geologists ... the U.S., Denmark and Tasmania compiled a new geological map using a combination of rock samples recovered ...

It sounds like something out of a science-fiction movie. For the past couple of weeks, Earth's orbit has been home to a "mini-moon" the size of a city bus. The celestial object is more than just a ...

But officials at Meadowbrook Apartments in west Lawrence – the ultimate centerpoint on the opening Google Earth map – were thrilled. The complex, at the intersection of Bob Billings Parkway ...