Well, here's something you don't see every day: all 2.75 billion buildings of the world shown together in a single 3D map.

Scientists in Germany have, for the first time, created the most comprehensive digital representation of the world’s man-made ...

A global game reveals that our idea of the size of continents is more accurate than classic maps and their distortions ...

Our planet is full of wonder and marvel, with some parts still remaining a mystery. Even with sophisticated satellites ...

Based on a series of models considering how the continents were assembled over time, a team of researchers at the University of Adelaide created an updated map of Earth's tectonic plates. The map will ...

Have you ever tried smashing a ball into a flat rectangle? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Walk into any school classroom and you ...

Earth is a sphere, so how can it be accurately portrayed on a 2D map? Simply flatten Earth into two pancakes, one depicting the Northern Hemisphere and the other the Southern, with the equator running ...

I usually work on general relativity and cosmology. I have always loved geometrical things. As a kid I was fascinated by map projections. When I was 14, I made a painted globe of Mars based on a flat ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it. Forty years ago, the Voyager spacecrafts were launched, destined to ...

Zhu noted that the map introduces a new metric called building volume per capita, a global indicator that measures total building mass per individual and highlights social and economic disparities ...

Earth is a sphere, so how can it be accurately portrayed on a 2D map? Simply flatten Earth into two pancakes, one depicting the Northern Hemisphere and the other the Southern, with the equator running ...