In November 2014, the Russian invasion of the Ukrainian peninsula, Crimea, became a virtual battlefield on Google maps. Initially Google Maps displayed Crimea as a disputed area with a dotted border.

This 430-year-old world map, digitized for the first time, is “more than just a map!,” according to historian David Rumsey. You’re looking at one of the most extraordinary maps ever created. It’s a 10 ...

It's a problem that has plagued cartographers for centuries: How do you accurately represent a round world on a flat map? The most common world map used today, designed almost 450 years ago, is highly ...

The Youtube channel of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center posted an animated map showing every recorded earthquake and tsunami in sequence as they occurred from January 1, 1901, through December 31, ...

Boston public schools recently announced that they will shift to using world maps based on the Peters projection, reportedly the first time a US public school district has done so. Why? Because the ...

Ever since we discovered Earth was round, mapmakers have struggled to create a map that accurately shows our planet in 2D. Most notably, Africa always ends up appearing far smaller than it actually is ...

Jack has a degree in Medical Genetics from the University of Leicester.View full profile Jack has a degree in Medical Genetics from the University of Leicester. Buckle your seatbelt everyone – science ...

Anaximander's Map is considered by some to be the first-ever world map, and alleged versions of it have been shared across social media channels since at least 2020, from Instagram and Reddit to ...