Weave through Earth's350 million years.
Layer science, history, art, and citizen data on one rotatable globe. Slide from Pangea to today.
Free · Citation-backed · Phones, tablets & classrooms
Tip: inside the globe, press / or ⌘K to search topics · ⌘↵ applies the top match.
Deep-time slider
Move from Pangea (350 Mya) to the Holocene. Layers re-paint themselves as time changes.
Stackable layers
Plates, plate motion, biomes, countries, civilizations, migrations, indigenous lands, volcanoes, earthquakes, aquifers, stratigraphy, and live iNaturalist sightings.
Topic search & filters
Jump straight to evolution, tribes, plate motion, volcanoes, biomes, ice age, and more — categorized and keyword-searchable.
Keyboard shortcuts
Press / or ⌘K to open topic search. ⌘↵ applies the top match instantly — explore without touching the mouse.
First-visit walkthrough
A guided coach tour launches automatically for new visitors and can be replayed anytime from the More menu.
Four reading levels
Kids, Students, Adult, and Expert captions adapt every explanation to your audience.
School Mode
One toggle disables user submissions, blocks external links, and hardens privacy — safe for school subscriptions.
Cited & verifiable
Every claim links to a source — Wikipedia, NOAA, iNaturalist, museums, and peer-reviewed papers.
AI quizzes & explainers
Per-era practice quizzes and on-demand explainers, with anonymous results you can download as PDF.
Export & PDF results
Download practice results as PDF; export Study and citations as PDF or CSV for classroom use.
Shareable URLs
Every era, layer mix, and reading level is encoded in the URL — share a view that opens exactly where you left off.
Embeds & SEO-ready
Drop the globe into any site with one iframe. Per-route OG images, JSON-LD, sitemap and robots.txt included.
Five initiatives, one globe
Curated story tracks layered onto the same map.
How it works
A quick primer before you spin the globe.
New layers, initiatives & events
Occasional updates when we add a major layer, launch an initiative, or schedule a live exploration. No spam.
Ready to explore?
Spin the globe, slide through time, peel back layers. A guided tour walks you through it on your first visit.
Enter the Globe