The world is a big place. There is plenty to see on our planet: cities, mountains, and a lot of countries that can be tricky ...

World map with the British Empire highlighted in red, Mercator projection. Author: Colomb, J.C.R. Publisher: MacClure & Co. Date: 1886. Location: Great Britain. BY Ruben Pater In November 2014, the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. The earthquake hypocenters first appear as flashes then remain as ...

The earliest known world map was etched sometime around the 6th century BCE onto a small clay tablet measuring just 4.8 by 3.2 inches. It depicts the world from the Babylonians’ point of view and is ...

<br>In 150 AD, the Greek scholar Claudius Ptolemy wrote a textbook entitled the <i>Geography, </i>which earned him the title ‘The Father of Geography’. Drawing on nearly a thousand years of classical ...

A new theory says personal change is like geographical exploration. Just as maps expand when new lands are discovered, our ...

It was a curious little book. When a few copies began resurfacing, in the 18th century, nobody knew what to make of it. One hundred and three pages long and written in Latin, it announced itself on ...

Stephanie Harris writes on Game Rant about Film, TV, and Video Games. She's am experienced content writer who always has a show on the go. Open-world games use geographic technology for stunning, ...