This interactive map compares the Mercator projection versus the Equal Earth projection. Use the slide bar to compare the 2 maps. Image via EqualEarthMap.app. Science news, night sky events and ...

The United Nations on Friday was one vote shy of unanimously adopting a new map of the world that shows Africa's true size, making the continent appear far larger than it does on traditional maps. The ...

Earth may have been pushed deeper into a global deep freeze by something surprisingly ordinary: salt. Around 700 million years ago, Earth entered periods of extreme glaciation known as Snowball Earth, ...

“How to Live on Earth,” a feature documentary from Open Planet Studios and narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch, is set to premiere Sept. 20 on YouTube. Presented from London’s Natural History Museum, the ...

From what I can gather, Freddie Mercury—the rightfully celebrated lead singer of Queen—was about the same height as I am. You might argue that, if you squint really hard, I am at best extremely ...

If the internet is to be believed, Earth is about to have a very strange seven seconds. A viral conspiracy theory known as "Project Anchor" claims the planet will somehow lose gravity on Aug. 12, 2026 ...

If your social media feed has suddenly turned into a physics classroom, you're not alone. A viral claim racing across TikTok, Facebook and other platforms says Earth will somehow lose gravity for ...

Google briefly allowed anyone to create AI-modified versions of satellite imagery available in Google Earth—before quickly reversing its decision as people shared examples of AI-generated pictures ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Nano Banana 2 image generation UI inside Google Earth on the web. Update: Google has since ...

Google just announced that its Nano Banana image generation tool is coming to Google Earth, of all things. What's the possible use case here? The company has offered a few options. First and foremost, ...

We like to think of our home as a nice, smooth sphere. But mapping the Earth’s gravitational field provides a different view of the planet. a new visualization of Earth looks nothing like the Blue ...

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