The incredible variety of landscapes on Earth has kept explorers busy for centuries. Even now that virtually all of the land has been mapped, the most extreme locations on the planet—highest, lowest, ...

Google has released a new version of their very cool desktop map and geography software, Google Earth (Release 4 beta), with the addition of featured content from the likes of National Geographic, the ...

In just a few days, Mars will come within 36 million miles of Earth, closer than it has been for 15 years. As the red planet nears, we’re looking back at National Geographic’s cartographic encounters ...

Geographers have created a new world map showing dramatic changes in land use over the last quarter century. Researchers turned high-resolution satellite images from the European Space Agency into one ...

Disregard what you learned in geography class—Earth may not have seven continents after all. From the earliest of grades, schoolchildren around the world have memorized the same lineup: Africa, ...

WASHINGTON -- National Geographic is marking World Oceans Day by recognizing the Southern Ocean as the Earth's fifth ocean. While all of the planet's ocean waters are interconnected, National ...

WASHINGTON -- National Geographic is marking World Oceans Day by recognizing the Southern Ocean as the Earth's fifth ocean. While all of the planet's ocean waters are interconnected, National ...