Rafflesia is one of the largest flowers on Earth and is infamous for producing an odor compared to rotting flesh. Scientists ...

In virtually every piece of land on Earth—from near the summit of Mount Everest to Antarctica to caves nearly 2,000 meters ...

Earth reaches its closest point to the sun in its 2026 orbit on Jan. 3. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The sun will appear ...

SpaceX may have launched 10,000 Starlink satellites into orbit, but now it's got big competition. As in literally, physically big. Texas-based AST SpaceMobile has just launched the largest satellite ...

The sheer size of some of the world's tallest buildings is just extraordinary. The current tallest, Guinness World Records reports, is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, which stands at 2,716 feet, 6 inches ...

The world’s biggest Earth science conference had a shocking backdrop this year, with the Trump administration announcing that it plans to close an iconic climate research lab. Suffice to say, that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Nov 20, 2025, 08:01am EST Nov 21, 2025, 11:53am EST Aerial view ...

A panoramic aerial drone image of the Jinlin crater with the approximate location of the crater rim labeled, with an insert of the crater floor, which shows a mix of granite weathered soil and granite ...

Hidden inside Vietnam’s Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park is Son Doong, the largest cave on Earth. It’s so vast that a Boeing 747 could fit through its chambers. Inside, jungles grow beneath openings in ...

New York-based Flower City Capital added 10,279 shares of the Vanguard Russell 1000 ETF for an estimated $3 million in the third quarter. Post-trade stake, Flower City owns 229,263 VONE shares, valued ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. When we think about the scope of our world’s diversity, ...

When we talk about feats of engineering, very few megastructures on Earth rival the sheer scale of China's Three Gorges Dam. It's located in Hubei province, spanning the mighty Yangtze River, and it's ...