Most of us have a rough map of the world in our minds that we use any time we think about places. But these mental maps aren’t necessarily reliable. In fact, many of the maps in our heads share ...

National Geographic Maps developed the Topographic Map Guide booklet format, initially for long distance trails, including this series for the Pacific Crest Trail, which runs 2,650 miles (4,265 ...

If you’re interested in maps of maritime curiosities, you might enjoy our previous posts about 19th century ships buried under the streets of San Francisco or the quest for the Northwest Passage.

The Flood Insurance Rate Maps used by FEMA are based on antiquated data and obsolete models. As a result, the U.S. government downplays flood risks for homeowners across the country—but ...

So the clue was, ‘This temperate coral undergoes quiescence in the winter. Another word for this is … ?’” Anya Brown has ...

Maps have been a foundational tool in journalism for hundreds of years. They provide context and can help readers understand where and even why things happen. In modern newsrooms, maps are used across ...

Bringing with them the languages of their homelands, immigrants newly arrived by ship at Ellis Island await official ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is expected to discover 20 billion new galaxies over the next decade. A total view of the Virgo ...

As the UK’s ‘Race Across the World’ TV series becomes increasingly popular, orienteering could see a surge in global interest ...

Explore the Sunderland Collection’s stunning maps and atlases, spanning European mapmakers from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment. Historical maps, like this world map from the Portolan Atlas ...

The data will be used to train supercomputers that will one day map reefs around the globe. The National Geographic Society has funded the work of Ved Chirayath since 2021. Learn more about its ...

Map by National Geographic. The magnitude of her accomplishment, particularly as a woman in the mid-20th century, working in a field dominated by men, is perhaps best conveyed by Tharp’s own words.