Is it possible to create the “perfect” expression of data on a map? William Rankin doesn’t think so. While most mainstream maps that use a jigsaw-puzzle-like format — solid color shapes separated by ...

Kowloon Walled City in Minecraft is a feat of virtual architecture, but it's missing one crucial ingredient. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

India has released a new earthquake map. The entire Himalayan region is now in the highest risk zone. Over 60% of India faces moderate to high earthquake hazards. New building codes will ensure ...

The latest issue of Humboldt Geographic gathers a decade of maps and stories from Cal Poly Humboldt cartography students, inviting readers to see maps not only as navigational tools but as narrative ...

"It's not about size, it's how you use it," is a rather crass way to describe map design, but I firmly believe it's the reason why many of Battlefield 6's maps have left players unsatisfied. To get ...

Shortly before the Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 beta began in October 2025, Treyarch detailed how the next entry in the storied first-person shooter series will be following a three-lane map design ...

Not all maps chart the Earth’s surface — and the David Rumsey Map Center’s newest exhibition in Green Library proves just that. The exhibit “Above & Below: Cartography Beyond Terrain” opened on Oct. 8 ...

The Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 beta kicked off this week, and as part of the pre-beta fanfare, Brittany Pirello, senior producer on Black Ops 7, explained that the maps in this game have the "classic ...

Colorectal cancer patients whose disease exhibits certain rare genetic signatures have the option of treatment with immunotherapies. But these targeted cancer treatments haven’t worked for patients ...

Our first in-house map was produced during World War I. By the Second World War, the White House was asking for them by name. National Geographic Society maps supply a backdrop for a meeting between ...

This striking study from cartographer and historian Rankin (After the Map) explores the politics of mapmaking. “Maps aren’t just collections of facts,” Rankin writes, but are “profoundly cultural.” ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Battlefield 2042 introduced the Portal map creation tools to the franchise. But later this year, Battlefield 6 will take things even further with an ...