Mapmakers of the 19th century sought to render both the natural and political worlds with clarity and beauty.

"No low-frequency radio image of the entire Southern Galactic Plane has been published before, making this an exciting ...

At first glance, it’s just an old atlas — pages yellowed, corners torn, and a cover barely holding together. But inside, the world looks nothing like it does today. The Soviet Union stretches across ...

Publishers will need to adapt to bots acting on behalf of users, which raises questions about agent access and monetization.

Manhattan-sized comet 3I/ATLAS — which scientists suspect could have extraterrestrial origins — will reach its closest ...

A distant gas giant the size of 10 Jupiters is now the first planet outside Earth's solar system to be mapped in three ...

Through vast cross-country stretches or tight city streets, Google Maps and Waze guide you where you need to go—but which one ...

Last month, Google quietly killed off Google Sky Maps. But there’s still another way to virtually explore most of the solar system a la Google Maps: it’s called Google Maps in Space. Google Maps in ...

For 17 million or so visually impaired people in China, the beauty of the nation's cultural relics and landscapes has long been out of reach. But that's beginning to change. On Monday, ahead of White ...

Many marine species are no strangers to the depths of the oceans. Some animals, like certain sharks, tuna, or turtles, routinely perform extreme dives, whereas for other species, such behavior has ...

Chinese customs officers in eastern Shandong province have seized 60,000 maps that "mislabelled" the self-governed island of Taiwan, which Beijing claims as part of its territory. The maps, ...