While history books detail past events that shaped the world, historic maps literally show us how the world as we know it ...

While these changes are largely symbolic, they’ve prompted mapmakers and educators to reconsider established labels. Florida ...

Flat, two-dimensional maps can look different because the world is actually curved. This means map-makers need to make compromises when drawing maps. These different map representations are called ...

The introduction of writing systems changed the world. It allowed humans to physically express thoughts and language, as well as record events for future generations to study. Although different ...

It's the chosen map of Google, and often displayed in classrooms around the country. It's also inaccurate. Produced by Alex Kuzoian Follow BI Video: On Twitter More from Science Whether you ...

What to do? He decided that a magnificent gift—a lavish map of the world—might maneuver him into the new king’s good graces. D’Annebault hired Pierre Desceliers, one of the best ...

Legend has it that a headless sculpture of the god Yaxachtun at the site formerly terrified the local Lacandon people, who feared that the world would end when the head was replaced. With its ...