The oldest surviving world map, known as the Imago Mundi, offers a fascinating glimpse into ancient Babylonian life. Dating ...

Recently showcased by The British Museum, it reveals significant insights into ancient geography and cosmology. Youtube: The British Museum The Babylonian Map of the World, also known as "Imago ...

Researchers have finally decoded a Babylonian tablet thought to be the oldest map of the world. Created between 2,600 and 2,900 years ago, the Imago Mundi provided researchers with a unique ...

IT is clear from the seventy-five plates of cuneiform texts with which Mr. King has furnished his book, that he addresses himself mainly to the little group of cuneiform scholars who in England ...

The “oldest map of the world in the world” on a Babylonian clay tablet was deciphered over multiple centuries to reveal a surprisingly familiar story, according to a recent video published by ...

Andreea Font receives funding from Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). For the past few years, a series of controversies have rocked the well-established field of cosmology.

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Early dark energy could resolve cosmology's two biggest puzzles Sep 13, 2024 New analysis of Webb data measures universe expansion rate, finds there may not be a 'Hubble tension' ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Nearly a century ago, Edwin Hubble discovered that the universe is getting larger. Modern measurements of how fast it is expanding ...