World maps are showing country sizes to be geographically inaccurate depending on their placement near the Poles due to the ...

They have to compromise. Map makers use map projections to transform the Earth onto a flat surface. One of the most popular world map projections is known as the Mercator Projection. You’ll have ...

The oldest surviving world map, known as the Imago Mundi, offers a fascinating glimpse into ancient Babylonian life. Dating ...

Voyager's Golden Record is a 12-inch gold-plated copper disk, encoded with music, sounds and images from Earth. Its aluminum cover is engraved with instructions, and a unique galactic map.

The world map we know today owes its shape to the daring exploits of explorers who ventured into uncharted territories, ...

What to do? He decided that a magnificent gift—a lavish map of the world—might maneuver him into the new king’s good graces. D’Annebault hired Pierre Desceliers, one of the best ...

Legend has it that a headless sculpture of the god Yaxachtun at the site formerly terrified the local Lacandon people, who feared that the world would end when the head was replaced. With its ...

Located in central Arizona’s Tonto National Forest (near the town of Superior), Oak Flat also is an important part of America's public-land heritage. The site is world renowned for rock climbing, ...

The jewel in the crown of the UK’s 10-mile race offering, this popular event will return to the South Coast on Sunday 20 ...

Mostly cloudy with a high of 53 °F (11.7 °C). Winds from NNW to N at 7 to 16 mph (11.3 to 25.7 kph). Night - Cloudy. Winds variable at 13 to 16 mph (20.9 to 25.7 kph). The overnight low will be ...

Sunny with a high of 71 °F (21.7 °C). Winds variable at 6 to 7 mph (9.7 to 11.3 kph). Night - Clear. Winds variable at 4 to 6 mph (6.4 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 43 °F (6.1 °C ...