Sometimes, seeing the world differently is just a matter of perspective—or in this case, a really good map or chart. We’ve pulled together a selection of graphics that take dry data and ...

Utilizing advanced imaging techniques, researchers at the Chinese National Astronomical Observatories determined that the ...

A new preprint suggests that an ancient Chinese star catalog dates to 355 B.C.E. But other researchers aren't convinced, ...

It was a far cry from earlier Ptolemaic maps (see “Mapping the World,” below), in which Italy’s boot was painfully twisted and the teeth at the Strait of Gibraltar were stretched into flat hammer ...

Our map and charts below show how the cities compare this year. Vienna took the top spot once again in 2024, earning the title of the most liveable city in the world for a third consecutive year.

Evidence points to the map being made by Hipparchus ... the Journal for the History of Astronomy. You may like World's oldest star chart may be 2,300 years old and from China — but not everyone ...

Bongiovanni, Vescovo and their crew had to chart ... World and mapped it, Trethewey writes. Exploitation followed. Scientists and environmentalists alike are now concerned that a full, detailed ...