An autonomous ocean robot, launched from Woods Hole, is attempting to complete a first-ever trip around the world.

JRR Tolkien springs to mind, of course, but now a new exhibition in London is showcasing the wonderful maps created by the revered sci-fi writer Ursula K Le Guin, who rooted her genre-defying stories ...

Mapmakers of the 19th century sought to render both the natural and political worlds with clarity and beauty.

At first glance, it’s just an old atlas — pages yellowed, corners torn, and a cover barely holding together. But inside, the world looks nothing like it does today. The Soviet Union stretches across ...

A distant gas giant the size of 10 Jupiters is now the first planet outside Earth's solar system to be mapped in three ...

An international team of astronomers has shown for the first time that it is possible to map exoplanets using a technique ...

President Donald Trump plans to demolish and ‘modernize’ the East Wing of the White House. The president announced the start of the ballroom construction.

Most of us have a rough map of the world in our minds that we use any time we think about places. But these mental maps aren’t necessarily reliable. In fact, many of the maps in our heads share the ...

The impact of scientific research extends far beyond the laboratory. Breakthroughs like insulin and innovations like the internet have transformed our everyday lives. They also influence policymaking ...

General Upendra Dwivedi said that India is fully prepared this time. And this time, it will not show the restraint that it showed during Operation Sindoor 1.0. Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi on ...

People find World-Herald stories in many ways. Family and friends of Johnathan Wallace release balloons at a vigil for Wallace in the parking lot outside of Anytime Laundry in Omaha on Tuesday, Sept.

In the heart of Moscow, inside the high-security halls of Rosatom Additive Technologies, a revolution is quietly unfolding-one that could redefine how the world builds its rockets, reactors, and ...