Memorizing seven continents feels settled, like learning the alphabet. A new study argues the ground rules are less tidy.

Looking at a world map feels simple. Each country seems to sit neatly on one continent. But geography loves surprises. Some countries stretch across t.

Cartographers rely on the authority of maps to communicate locations, guide navigation at sea, and shape people’s perceptions ...

Is Greenland really as big as it seems? Find out more about its true size with five maps that might change your ...

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Scientists have devised the most detailed map to date of the terrain hidden ...

The map shows diverse geological features shaping Antarctic glaciers from below, which can improve climate models of ice melt ...

Picture Antarctica not as a smooth, frozen plain, but as a rugged world of mountains, valleys, and deep channels buried ...

With a synchronized tap from run-of-the-mill hammers on metal plates resting on the ground, researchers kneeling in nine fields across four continents believe they’ve hit upon more than just the earth ...

Far beneath the South Pacific, a continent the size of India has finally stepped out of the cartographic shadows. After centuries of speculation and decades of targeted surveys, scientists have now ...

Antarctica's subglacial bedrock was previously one of the least-mapped planetary surfaces in our solar system.

Scientists have discovered there is more to Antarctica than meets the eye. A new map of the landscape beneath the frozen ...

New Antarctica map reveals a landscape of hidden valleys and channels beneath ice, improving sea-level rise and ice flow ...