Alastair Bonnett talks to Graeme Gourlay about his latest book, 40 Maps That Will Change How You See The World.
In a new analysis of ancient writings, scholars have uncovered evidence that sailors from the hometown of Christopher ...
After nearly eight weeks of headwinds, rain, and hills, the friends finally arrived in Alaska, ready for the Devil’s Climb.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, given the country’s history of colonization, the most common source nation of local place names in 18 different U.S. states was England. Most of these states were clustered ...
This story appears in the June 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine ... when curators backlit this 16th-century map of what is now coastal North Carolina and discovered a star-shaped ...
Currently, Hells Canyon, on the border of Oregon and Idaho, is considered North America’s deepest gorge, extending 2,412 ...
Prologue: The ambiguous dream of Western civilization The idea of Western civilization has always been an ambiguous dream ...
In a new animation, scientists map the planet's plate tectonics over the last 40 percent of its history. It's the longest ...
Researchers review the reemergence and range expansion of Oropouche virus in South America, highlighting risks of spread to ...
Explore the Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge in North Dakota, a prime birding site with diverse bird species and stunning ...
The earth's ocean floors are covered in over a million kilometres of internet cables. At least eight cables have been cut in ...