Discover what the study of maps is called, how cartography evolved from ancient times to GPS, and the essential techniques ...

This was the Piri Reis map, a world chart compiled in 1513 by the Ottoman admiral and cartographer Piri Reis. While the map is famous for its early depiction of the Americas, a new wave of academic ...

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) has completed its originally planned five-year mission and mapped more than 47 million galaxies and quasars, and will continue observations into 2028 ...

Middle-earth, the setting of The Lord of the Rings, is a territory within the larger planet of Arda, but what are the other ...

Just in time for this year's Earth Day (22 April), we have a reminder of how the world looks. The most recent photo of ...

A new map of the cosmos, including more than 47 million galaxies and other cosmic objects, represents one of the most ...

A new study has found that most rare earth deposits – sources of metals essential for electronics and clean energy ...

Gerrymandering is proliferating in states across the U.S. Republicans and Democrats alike have been redrawing voting ...

The Holcomb collection of rare Texas maps, dating to 1513, will be preserved and displayed by the Texas General Land Office.

SCMP Plus readers get early access to articles in theOpen Questions series. What first made you suspect that it was Chinese explorers and not Europeans who launched the true Age of Discovery? The ...

For decades after World War II, the narrative of D-Day focused on well-documented German defensive positions along the ...

The deadliest earthquake in American history struck northern California during the pre-dawn hours on April 18, 1906, a ...