Common projections shrink the size of Africa, but experts have long debated whether creating a precise map is possible.

The U.S.-Canada border, as seen in this satellite map, mostly runs along the 49th parallel ... and there aren’t real-world consequences for traversing it in a manner that is deemed to ...

The poem is accompanied by illustrations and mythological stories about the constellations. In 2021, while poring over the multispectral images of the poem during lockdown, Williams noticed ...

Probably snow and ice. But a group of international scientists are shaking up what we think we know about the continent after unveiling a new, very detailed map of everything beneath the millions ...

Fortunately, there’s an interactive map that can help with that. As Boing Boing explains, TimeMap.org combines the what, who, and where of history into one convenient world map. Use the timeline ...

The earliest known world map was ... of the 16th century. The map essentially asserts that the royal descendants of Lord-11 Quetzalecatzin—who are featured in illustrations—have a right ...

Illustration played a role ... is this rich tapestry of ideas and concepts about humanity’s place in the world,” Lipcan said. “Each generation pulls different aspects of the novel out ...

A deeply eroded giant volcano, active from ancient through recent times and with possible remnants of glacier ice near its base, had been hiding near Mars’ equator in plain sight ... Figure 3: ...

On the second floor of the Library of Saint Mark in Venice, a map of the world occupies an entire room – and rightfully so, considering its historical significance and imposing size (2.4m x 2.4m ...