Ramusio, “a gentle and generous man . . . modest to the point of self-effacement,” is the central figure of “This Earthly Globe,” Mr. di Robilant’s sixth book about Venetian history.

A former professional boxer has claimed there is no proof that the Earth is round - and once revealed 'evidence' to prove it.

The Floating Earth is a 10m (33ft) wide model of the globe and is now on display at Queen’s Valley. It's made up of NASA images of the earth taken from space and has been created by artist Luke ...

More than 75 percent of the globe became permanently drier over the past three decades, according to a report from the United ...

Satellite image of the Earth with the Atlantic Ocean in the centre. From space, the Earth looks like a sphere or a ball. About two thirds of the surface is covered with water, and the rest is ...