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.

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.

The feature works on both the app version of Google Earth and the browser-based version. To access it, tap the layers menu.

Irina Marinov, associate professor at the Department of Earth and Environmental Science, leads a research community focused ...

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.

Map Reveals Where World's Rare Earth Minerals Are Located. Published Feb 25, 2025 at 4:00 AM EST Updated Feb 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM EST. By . Hugh Cameron is Newsweek U.S. news reporter based in ...

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 ...

New satellite maps reveal how oceans absorb carbon, offering real-time insight into climate shifts and ocean acidification.

The Global Ecosystems Atlas is a tool that aims to serve as an open-source repository for data on all the ecosystems in the world. Developed by the intergovernmental initiative Group on Earth ...

However, a 1532 map created by the German scholar Sebastian Munster depicted a different idea: it showed angels using levers to move the Earth. (Here’s why your mental map of the world is ...