Talk of annexation has Greenland in the news again. But due to quirks of cartography, some common maps show the territory ...

A moderately strong, 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck in Japan on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Voters voted for it, even if they weren’t sure what it was. But maps are the ideal metaphor for our models of what the world ...

Instagram announced on Monday that it’s updating its Map feature to make it easier to see whether you’re sharing your location. The social network also announced that it’s launching the Snap Map-like ...

Guidance on traveling and travel restrictions varies across the United States as the country faces new surges in Covid-19 cases. The patchwork of restrictions between regions highlights the ability of ...

I usually work on general relativity and cosmology. I have always loved geometrical things. As a kid I was fascinated by map projections. When I was 14, I made a painted globe of Mars based on a flat ...

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 ...

You’re going to need some double-sided tape. By Joshua Sokol Most of the world maps you’ve seen in your life are past their prime. The Mercator was devised by a Flemish cartographer in 1569. The ...