Maps have always both granted power and threatened it, depending on who controls the data, the scale and the narrative.

If you’re looking for some websites to cure boredom, two that will do that are City Guesser and GeoGuesser. They’re ...

The newest exhibition at the David Rumsey Map Center, explores how maps go beyond traditional terrain, taking visitors to caves, a misguided town in the Alps and even the Moon.

The gas giant WASP-18b belongs to a class known as ultra-hot Jupiters — giant, searing, gaseous planets that orbit perilously close to their stars. Researchers used a new technique called ...

Explaining the 2026 World Cup draw, including how the seedings and pots work and which teams have already qualified.

The move was the first step toward bypassing the state’s independent redistricting commission — created by voters in 2020 — and taking control of the map-drawing process.

The world is a big place. There is plenty to see on our planet: cities, mountains, and a lot of countries that can be tricky ...

JRR Tolkien springs to mind, of course, but now a new exhibition in London is showcasing the wonderful maps created by the revered sci-fi writer Ursula K Le Guin, who rooted her genre-defying stories ...