Researchers mapped exactly where buildings are in the world and how much space they take up. The result is a mind boggling ...

Well, here's something you don't see every day: all 2.75 billion buildings of the world shown together in a single 3D map.

In the mid-1700s, Denmark tried to capture its natural world in ink and copper. Artists and scholars spent more than a ...

This special report introduces small area estimation as a modern approach for producing reliable, stand-level forest ...

Nearly a year after U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to freeze U.S. development aid, USAID has permanently closed its ...

A Washington Post investigation found that in one of the planet’s most arid regions, extreme rain and floods have become frequent and deadly.

According to a new study, ocean acidification planetary boundary, endangering marine life and coastal economies.

A recent study published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters is the first to directly link earthquakes to climate ...

While crisis urbanism exposes structural vulnerabilities and governance challenges, the authors identify a potential path ...

Which country has the most islands in the world? Sweden leads with over 221,800 islands. Also read about the largest islands ...

From a digital vantage point in orbit, scientists have mapped every building on Earth—2.75 billion structures, all in 3D.

A microscopic organism linked to serious seafood-related illness has been detected for the first time in the waters of Hervey Bay and Gladstone.