Aggregated measurements from millions of smartphones could be used to create a comprehensive map of the Earth's ionosphere, ...

A 3D map of our cosmic neighborhood has revealed hot and cold regions as well as an "escape tunnel" from our local bubble.

Researchers mapped Earth’s ionosphere, part of the upper atmosphere, using signal data from 40 million phones – a method that ...

The tablet has several paragraphs of the cuneiform on its backside and above the map diagram describing the creation of the Earth and what ... the ancient scribe labeled the “bitter river ...

The oldest surviving world map, known as the Imago Mundi, offers a fascinating glimpse into ancient Babylonian life. Dating ...

The black is where we still need modern measurements at a reasonable resolution We've just become a little less ignorant about Planet Earth ... the creation of a full map of the ocean floor ...

named for a carving over the doorway of a winged god plunging toward Earth. Distinguished by its highly expressive relief sculpture, Palenque comprises temples, terraces, plazas, altars ...

David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. For geologists ... the U.S., Denmark and Tasmania compiled a new geological map using a combination of rock samples recovered ...

When the air is partly ionized, freely moving electrons slightly slow down the radio signals travelling to Earth from GPS and ...

With 140,000 neurons, 50 million synapses and over 100,000 cell label annotations, the fruit fly brain has been mapped and ...

Until recently, a gap existed in the world map of amber discoveries ... Around 700 million years ago, the Earth cooled so much that scientists believe massive ice sheets encased the entire ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you'd like an expert to answer, send ...