Despite how hostile to life some parts of the Earth’s continents are, humanity has enthusiastically endeavored over the course of millennia to establish at least a toehold on each of them. Yet ...

A large Hyperwall—a giant video screen used to display NASA’s Earth Information Center data—will be the centerpiece of “NASA’s Earth Information Center at the National Museum of Natural History.” ...

A recent study published in the journal Environmental Science and Ecotechnology explores the largely unknown metabolic capabilities of unclassified microbial species in extreme environments, ...

Google's long-hidden flight simulator is no longer limited to the desktop app. Users can now pilot a virtual aircraft directly from their browser and fly over almost any location on Earth.

Google Earth now offers historical imagery, allowing users to explore aerial photos dating back up to 80 years. Street View is also expanding to nearly 80 countries, with fresh imagery added for ...

Not satisfied with just knowing the what, but want to know why? We invite you to explore deeply into the various processes that are continuously changing our planet and what that can mean to modern ...

Dark matter, predicted to account for most of the universe's mass, remains highly elusive. Physicists have been searching for various particles that could be promising dark matter candidates, such as ...

Google has announced that Google Earth's fairly unknown flight simulator feature has expanded globally for all web users.