New Map Shows Where Earth Has Gained and Lost Land. Scientists who mapped where land and water have shifted were surprised to find that Earth has gained more land than it has lost since 1985.

There’s also a new “Earth” tab on Google Maps, right next to the Satellite and Map tabs. Here’s a how-to video that Google has published showing how it all works.

New maps show food production now takes up 40 percent of the Earth's land surface, revealing the extent to which farming has changed the face of the planet, scientists say.

China last month donated to the United Nations the first open-access, high-resolution map of Earth's land cover, as a contribution towards global sustainable development and combating climate ...

All projections cause some distortion, but the Mercator projection is particularly egregious, exaggerating the size of land masses near the poles, while shrinking land masses near the equator. For ...

A new study shows that 50.4% of land on Earth needs to be protected to reverse biodiversity loss, halt climate change and prevent future pandemics, with Latin American countries poised to lead ...

Imagine a world where all the land ice on Earth melts. It might sound like a scenario for a science fiction movie, but the possibility is becoming increasingly real due to the impacts of climate ...

Google Earth has arrived as a free application on the iPhone and iPod Touch, and it’s a fantastic mobile iteration of the desktop application. You should run over to the App Store right away ...

By Kristine Sabillo Researchers have released new maps documenting the “Great Nile Migration,” the Earth’s largest-known land mammal migration across South Sudan and Ethiopia. The maps chart ...

One small step for Google Earth is one giant step for moon buffs. Google has updated its popular mapping software Google Earth 5.0 with a complete map of the moon that lets you explore craters ...