The official number of exoplanets—planets outside our solar system—tracked by NASA has reached 6,000. Confirmed planets are added to the count on a rolling basis by scientists from around the world, ...

A research team led by geophysicists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography provides an explanation for ...

By capturing the same thing from very different perspectives, a NASA astronaut and an intrepid photographer create a whole ...

Cartographers didn’t just redraw a line—they validated a reality: the waters circling Antarctica function as a distinct ocean with outsized impact on climate. Here’s why the ... Continue Reading → ...

A new method for quantifying grandeur is reshuffling the pecking order of the planet’s most impressive peaks. Turns out ...

For geographers, AI is a heaven-sent tool that enables us to have more impact — and fun. Geographers are systems thinkers who ...

Traditionally, only four oceans were recognized: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic—each defined by the continents ...

Today, the National Geographic Society and PepsiCo announced their collaboration to harness the power of science, ...

A new international study led by the University of Jyväskylä analysed the emotional content of 176 national anthems. The results show that anthems ...

For over five centuries, a single version of the world map has shaped our perception of geography. The Mercator projection, ...

Abstract: High-resolution optical satellite geospatial products play a pivotal role in Earth observation science, as their geopositioning accuracy significantly impacts various geospatial applications ...