This week brings new releases from Joy Williams, Simon Winchester and Tracy K. Smith, among other talented writers.

This four-book hardcover collection features gorgeous watercolor illustrations by the conceptual designer for Peter Jackson's ...

Perspective is everything, but these curious maps might give a whole new approach to the weird and wonderful world that we ...

Tiny historical events, like early collisions of rocks in the solar system, influenced Earth’s formation, tilt, and moon, ...

New global stress map reveals areas where the Earth's crust is on the verge of collapse, doubling the data and changing earthquake management ...

USGS has unveiled its most detailed national geologic map, giving the public a free, interactive way to explore underground ...

If you were up around 1 a.m. ET Thursday, you may have seen the northern lights when activity was high. But through the day ...

Ancient Greek cartographers, from Anaximander to Ptolemy, turned myth and measurement into world maps, shaping latitude and ...

The satellite photo said to show victims of a massacre in Sudan turns out to depict livestock near a watering site.

The federal government is pushing hard to pinpoint domestic sources of rare earth elements and critical minerals ...

Explore the mist-covered tepuis of Guyana, where dense jungle meets the towering flat-topped summits of the Guiana Shield.

Researchers built the most complete Roman road map ever made, charting nearly 186,000 miles across Europe, North Africa, and ...