This animated map shows how global populations are distributed across Earth by dividing the globe into slices covering 10% of ...

Second, the map shows that the majority of the world’s population lives in the Northern Hemisphere–where most of the land is—and the temperate climate zone.

Former Jeopardy! champ Ken Jennings charts what he calls "the wide, weird world of geography" in his latest book, Maphead. He profiles Google Maps engineers, geocachers, imaginary mapmakers, map ...

When this world map was charted in the 1600s, according to the Mercator’s projection, the idea was that ships could use the lines of longitude and latitude as a form of navigation.

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.

When this world map was charted in the 1600s according to the Mercator’s projection, the idea was that ships could use the lines of longitude and latitude as a from of navigation. The flat map ...

Find Your Longitude Want to understand why it is that having a precise timepiece (also known as a chronometer) helps you determine your longitude?

A rare pamphlet produced by John Harrison -- an 18th century British clockmaker who solved the navigational problem of longitude -- was sold for 20,000 pounds at an auction in London on Thursday.</p> ...