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

Researchers mapped exactly where buildings are in the world and how much space they take up. The result is a mind boggling ...

Instability from Latin America to the Middle East risks spreading as conflicts, proxies, and shifting alliances shape 2026.

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 ...

A global game reveals that our idea of the size of continents is more accurate than classic maps and their distortions suggest.

A newly spotlighted artifact from ancient Mesopotamia is offering a rare window into how one of the world’s earliest civilizations imagined the Earth. Known as the Imago Mundi, this Babylonian world ...

Over the last 25 years, the world map has undergone dramatic changes due to wars, diplomacy, and shifting alliances. This video explores the most significant geopolitical transformations.

Well, here's something you don't see every day: all 2.75 billion buildings of the world shown together in a single 3D map.

Maps have a way of distorting our perception of the world. But AuthaGraph is trying to bring us back to reality with a new map that accurately depicts the size of continents in comparison to each ...

Five hundred years ago, a Bible accidentally printed with a backwards map of the Holy Land sparked a revolution in how people imagined geography, borders, and even nationhood. Despite the blunder, the ...

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 ...