Simply point a smartphone or tablet around the globe to access real-time Earth data, including cloud cover, rainfall, wind patterns, temperature updates, and more educational content. The app brings ...

This 2023 satellite photo shows New Zealand's Mount Taranaki, which is surrounded by a near-perfect circle of deformed trees. The volcano was recently granted the same legal rights as a person.

Astronomers have been curious about the makeup of Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt, ever since its discovery by ...

This is caused by Earth’s rotation, which creates centrifugal force – the same force that would cause you to fly off a spinning merry-go-round if you didn’t hold on. This force produces a slight bulge ...

Modern smartphones put an excellent camera in every pocket, but there’s still a market for the best point-and-shoot cameras. We’ve tested a range of point-and-shoots. You’ll find our ...

Recent earth science developments suggest that how ... In place of an obvious point of thinning where ocean crust is forming, the continental crust between Africa and Asia is splintering into ...

Point Nemo, the world’s most remote spot, lies isolated in the Pacific Ocean, over 1,600 miles from the nearest landmass. Lost between the coasts of New Zealand and Antarctica, this place is so ...

This year is on course to be the hottest on record, with an average global surface temperature more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. But there is some better news: the overall amount of ...

These "interstellar precursor missions" include a trip to the solar gravitational lens point at 550 AU from the sun—farther than any artificial object has ever been, including Voyager.