Maps have always both granted power and threatened it, depending on who controls the data, the scale and the narrative.

The gas giant WASP-18b belongs to a class known as ultra-hot Jupiters — giant, searing, gaseous planets that orbit perilously close to their stars. Researchers used a new technique called ...

The world is a big place. There is plenty to see on our planet: cities, mountains, and a lot of countries that can be tricky ...

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 new theory says personal change is like geographical exploration. Just as maps expand when new lands are discovered, our ...

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

A new map detailing the precise locations of farms has sparked an uproar. Source: Farm Transparency Project A controversial new world map has been released by an Australian team to reveal the ...

This 1491 map is the best surviving map of the world as Christopher Columbus knew it as he made his first voyage across the Atlantic. In fact, Columbus likely used a copy of it in planning his journey ...

IN SOME PARTS of the West, children of healthy weight have become the exception. In poor countries, childhood obesity is spreading faster than ever before. The problem is not new: the percentage of ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The African Union has started an effort to oust the Mercator projection map and replace it with what it says is a more accurately drawn map. The 16 ...

The African Union has endorsed the #CorrectTheMap Campaign, a call for the United Nations and the wider global community to use a different kind of world map. The campaign currently has over 4,500 ...