A team of Germany-based researchers recently unveiled GlobalBuildingAtlas, which is likely the most detailed 3D map of buildings ever developed. Introduced earlier this month, the database ...

A database of 2.75 billion buildings could help scientists to monitor urban planning, climate change, disaster risks and even ...

Maps feel simple at first glance, but every now and then one forces you to pause and look again. The maps in this list play ...

From 400-year-old globes to cosmic funeral shrouds, how the Osher Map Library in Maine shows people that maps aren't just for navigation — but windows into history, culture, and how we see the world.

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Far beneath the waves of the southwest Pacific, scientists have finished charting a landmass so large and so coherent that it ...

A vast, mostly submerged landmass in the South Pacific, Zealandia, is now recognized as Earth's eighth continent. Recent mapping confirms its continental crust, scale, and ancient origins, challenging ...

After months of competition, the 2026 FIFA World Cup lineup is nearly set. 48 teams will compete in this newly-expanded tournament and all but six of those spots have been filled. But who's in? Who's ...

Africa is rapidly becoming the new heartland of global jihad, as franchises of ISIS, Boko Haram, and Al Qaeda carve out strongholds across the continent, leaving thousands of people dead in their wake ...

On Wednesday, October 22, 2025, the world will stitch together in celebration of Teach the World to Sew Day™, a first-of-its-kind global activation spanning five continents and uniting thousands of ...

As you gaze at a world map, seven distinct landmasses capture your attention. These are the seven continents that comprise Earth’s vast terrestrial expanses. From the sprawling tundra of Asia to the ...

The maps of the world you’ve been looking at all your life are wrong and should be replaced, according to a group promoting a new map that more accurately shows Africa as the second largest continent.