Name: Babylonian Map of the World ("Imago Mundi" in Latin) What it is: A clay tablet inscribed with the oldest known map of the ancient world Where it is from: Abu Habba (Sippar), an ancient ...

Campaigners say inmates were routinely tortured at "Jail Ogaden", which he ran in Ethiopia's Somali region. Many prisoners were accused of being linked to the separatist group the Ogaden National ...

By Emma Bubola Israel has one of the world’s best defenses against missiles and rockets, but struggles to detect slower-moving unmanned aircraft, experts said. By Patrick Kingsley and Gabby ...

Google Maps' Street View is expanding to more countries and adding new imagery to existing ones. Google Earth is getting ...

Explore what the world’s new coastlines would look like. 8 min read This story appears in the September 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. The maps here show the world as it is now ...

Map O.1 Use of aggregated cellphone records to track mobility week by week during COVID-19 lockdowns in The Gambia, March–May, 2020 http://bit.do/WDR2021-Map-O_1 ...

Audience editors: Samantha Cooney, Annabel Gutterman, Soo Jin Kim, Kat Moon and Kimberly Tal Copy editors: Helen Eisenbach, Mark Hokoda, Anny Kim, Megan Rutherford, Sarah Rutledge, Jennifer ...

Because the world is a sphere, it is difficult to accurately project this on a two-dimensional map. When the world is flattened to fit on a piece of paper it is distorted. This makes some ...

Ahad Raza Mir on Rajib's story. World on Fire is an adrenalized, emotionally gripping, and resonant World War II drama that follows the intertwining fates of ordinary people in multiple countries ...

Cell service is something we take for granted, until it's gone. Both Verizon and AT&T have had nationwide network outages this year, which disconnected millions of customers out of wifi range.

Peace in the Middle East seems more elusive than ever, with Oct. 7 setting off a battle over not just land but the narrative ...

U.S. News took this and other factors – such as unique scenery, beach quality and overall accessibility – into consideration to determine the best beaches in the world. Want to put in your 2 ...