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 T ...

Every map of the world that you have ever seen is inaccurate. Well, of course, you might think. How could they map out the world when it’s round, not flat? True. But that isn’t the point.

Throughout history, powerful leaders have shaped the world through conquest, often leaving a legacy of both transformation ...

The journalist-editor explains how special economic zones, tax havens, and free ports are carving up the planet for the ...

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 ...

While investigating the Ségognole 3 cave south of Paris, Scientists identified unique engravings that could be the oldest 3D ...

Maps have often misrepresented the real sizes of developing nations, portraying them as smaller than more developed nations.