From state politics to national power, dividing California would’ve reshaped the U.S. map — and its future. Explore how this ...

What stands out most about the book I'm carrying under my arm, as I meander through the exhibits at the National Maritime ...

The second half of the 19th century was a particularly interesting time to imagine Mars. This was a period during which the ...

Can the vast and sparsely populated African country translate its renewable power potential into national development?

This weekend, millions of people across the United States are set to attend over 1,800 "No King's Day" protests in response to President Donald Trump's military parade in Washington D. C. on ...

Once you’ve checked out our Mario Kart World map, be sure to check the Shackmaps homepage to see what other games we’ve been busy building maps for. Bill Lavoy. Managing Editor.

See, the world maps we’ve been using for centuries don’t show the most accurate appearance of the landmasses, either. But the Equal Earth World Map is changing that.

The earliest known world map was etched sometime around the 6th century BCE onto a small clay tablet measuring just 4.8 by 3.2 inches. It depicts the world from the Babylonians’ point of view ...

The Imago Mundi, a 3,000-year-old Babylonian tablet that’s considered to be the oldest map of the world, contains depictions of the Earth as the ancient Mesopotamians understood it. Created around the ...

A map showing all the countries that Britain has invaded over the years reveals there are only 22 countries that have not been touched by the UK's military might. Of the 193 countries in the world ...

Mercator’s projections began to be used to sail the open seas by the early 1800s, by which time portolan charts had pretty much disappeared. But their importance is undeniable. “The development of ...

The Babylonian scribe mapped what he believed lay beyond his world. The map included mythical creatures and lands, and a familiar story from ancient history. This story is the Babylonian version of ...