What it is: A clay tablet inscribed with the oldest known map of the ancient world Where it is from: Abu Habba (Sippar), an ...

Geographer Alastair Bonnett on his pick of the most diverse maps, from a collection of 100,000 galaxies to a 12th-century ...

The world map we see today has grown through the efforts of many explorers who have charted new boundaries, continually ...

Ancient Babylonian world map from a clay tablet, nearly 3,000 years old, reveals a version of the Noah's Ark story and ...

In August 1945, North Field launched the two bombers that carried out the first and only wartime use of nuclear weapons in ...

"These newly reported discoveries [of mass graves] confirm our darkest fears. The people of Ukraine and the world deserve to ...

It took about 70 people from 15 different countries and more than 8,000 exchanged messages to crack the case.

Sunken Nazi WWII ships have once again emerged in the River Danube, following a blistering summer drought that caused water ...

To mark this enduring love affair, here are some of Benjamin Netanyahu’s most notable maps, presented to audiences around the ...

the prickly American famously vowed "I shall return" from a remote train station before marshaling Allied forces to victory During World War II, British officer Dudley Clarke led A Force ...

In analyzing the Kursk offensive, seventeenth-century maps may be less helpful than more recent history. With its trench ...

Historical 4X strategy game Old World, created by ex Civilization designer Soren Johnson, gets new maps, items, and events in a free update.