The world map is familiar sight on classroom walls and in atlases, but in terms of country and continent size, it’s way off – and all because of a 16th-century projection.

Mizar, a star in the Big Dipper's handle, has a tiny companion. This star, Alcor, was known to the ancients. The pair was popularly known as the "Horse and Rider." ...

The International Day of the Tropics, observed on June 29 annually, focuses on the significance of the tropics as hubs of the ...

On the anniversary of her disappearance, the Purdue Research Foundation is teaming up with the Archaeological Legacy ...

But beyond the everyday mentions of France or Japan lies a world filled with lesser-known gems that often don’t make it to our mental maps. Think about it—New ... It's named for the equator passing ...

Europe has reached a major milestone with the successful launch of Meteosat Third Generation Sounder 1 (MTG-S1) - a move ...

An accurate map of the world, on 8 layers to aid editing. The map includes longitude at 30 degree intervals and major latitude lines such as the equator, the tropics and arctic and antarctic circles.

A research team from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has released ...

Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal are among the invited leaders. The news of the summit comes after a ...

JOHANNESBURG - As South Africa prepares to assume the G20 presidency, there are growing calls for the country to use this platform to put African agriculture firmly on the global agenda.