Despite centuries of efforts to map our planet precisely, our view of the world will always be political and imperfect.

(CNN) — Grab your suitcase and your passport — TIME has just released its list of the world’s 100 greatest places to visit in ...

Can Greenland, with its massive icebergs, dramatic, unspoilt scenery and new airports, increase visitor numbers sustainably?

Bedmap3 is the most fine-grain map to date of the landscape beneath Antarctica's ice. Scientists created it using more than ...

GENEVA (AP) — A small plane that was headed for Denmark has crashed in the Alps in southeastern Switzerland, killing the three people who were believed to be on board, police said Tuesday.

While knowing the name of a trail is helpful for meeting up with people, finding your way around, or the unfortunate event ...

Unseen mountains, valleys, lakes, and rivers lie under Antarctica’s mile-thick ice sheet. Changes to those hidden rivers could have dramatic global consequences.

Wander the cobblestone streets of the old town and try khachapuri, a cheese-filled bread, or kharcho, a hearty beef and ...

Facing east toward the Øresund – the strip of water that separates Denmark from Sweden – the city has gradually expanded westward from its main harbor. The oldest part of the city ...

when they realized they had found part of an upper limb bone from the Middle Jurassic while excavating in Morocco’s Middle Atlas Mountains. It was a femur belonging to a cerapodan dinosaur ...