New World Map That Accurately Shows Earth in 2D Created by Scientists. Published Sep 03, 2018 at 11:50 AM EDT Updated Sep 03, 2018 at 1:09 PM EDT. The Equal Earth projection.

Researchers have taken a major step toward the exploration of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, by producing the first global map of the world’s icy plains, twisted canyons, and crinkled shorelines.

Where Are the World’s Rare Earth Mineral Deposits? A new global map, based on U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data, pinpoints the richest rare earth mineral reserves on the planet.

Researchers from Nasa's Goddard Space Flight Centre in Greenbelt, Maryland, have put together the clearest ever global view of Earth at night, as seen from satellites in space.

The Equal Earth World Map builds off previously released maps like the Mercator projection map and the Gall-Peters projection map. However, these two maps had problems of their own.

Most people today use Google Maps to find local schools, malls, and the closest Starbucks, according to this year’s Google Zeitgeist, which catalogs the top searches of 2011. But there was more ...

Flooded Earth: How the global map and countries' coastlines will change by 2100 as higher temperatures cause sea levels to rise, flooding cities such as London and New York.

In 2007, two years after Google Earth was launched, it partnered with the US Holocaust Memorial Museum to map the Darfur genocide in real time. This was the sort of thing Gore had in mind for his ...

Disregard what you learned in geography class—Earth may not have seven continents after all. From the earliest of grades, schoolchildren around the world have memorized the same lineup: Africa ...

Here's why flat world maps always have distortions. Skip to main content. Open menu Close menu. Live ... It is impossible to portray the 3D Earth on a 2D map without compromise.

Scientists have created the first global map of forest height using satellite data. The map will improve estimates of how much carbon is stored in Earth’s trees and how much carbon dioxide they ...