The Swiss canton of Glarus has voted this way since medieval times—with the goal to find a solution that's “a little bit OK ...

Recent headlines have drawn attention to naming conventions and mapping technology. But maps have always been political, ...

On December 7, 1941, Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor. Maps, both historic and newly created by National Geographic, yield new insights into the full scope of Japan's battle plans for the day ...

In 1822, freed Black Americans began resettling in a colony on the west coast of Africa. But the idea was controversial: Was ...

The world’s oldest map of the night sky was amazingly accurate Newly discovered fragments of 2,200-year-old star coordinates—once thought lost—reveal the incredible skill of the ancient ...

Icon depicting the Emperor Constantine and the fathers of the Council of Nicaea of 325 with the Greek text of the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed of 381 in its liturgical form.

The map that NASA launched in 1972 could lead extraterrestrials to Earth. A new map, nearly 50 years later, provides even better directions. A sparkling mass containing at least half a million ...

The best step, Wang says, would be “to discuss the origin in a totally non-political environment and with an open mind, recognizing that SARS-CoV-2-related viruses most likely exist in bats ...

In April 2025, the National Bank of Georgia published a quietly seismic statistic: foreign nationals now hold over 9.3 ...

Technology has become the cornerstone of modern influence. Nations are racing to master critical technologies that will ...

Did you know that the world looks different depending on where you are? Maps, as commonly seen in textbooks and online, are ...