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 ...

Every map of the world that you have ever seen is inaccurate. Well, of course, you might think. How could they map out the world when it’s round, not flat? True. But that isn’t the point.

The Piri Reis World Map of 1513 was discovered in the Topkapı Palace Library in 1929. Piri Reis’s is a portolan-style world map created in a time when positioning recently discovered places was almost ...

Known as the Imago Mundi, this Babylonian world map, carved into clay over 2,600 years ago, combines geography, mythology, and cosmology in a way that reflects both the intellect and imagination ...

On the tiny South Pacific island of Niue, a self-governing Polynesian nation ... katuali sea snake—all found within one of the world’s largest Marine Protected Areas. But the biggest thrill ...

On the second floor of the Library of Saint Mark in Venice, a map of the world occupies an entire room – and rightfully so, considering its historical significance and imposing size (2.4m x 2.4m ...

Niue - 80.0 per cent In contrast ... A fascinating interactive map published by Our World in Data — which MailOnline app users can see by clicking here — illustrates the huge divide in ...

A World Map With No National Borders and 1,642 Animals A self-taught artist-cartographer and outdoorsman spent three years on an obsessive labor of love with few parallels. By Natasha Frost ...

Theo Burman is a Newsweek Live News Reporter based in London, U.K. He writes about U.S. politics and international news, with a focus on infrastructure and technology. He has covered technological ...