Well, here's something you don't see every day: all 2.75 billion buildings of the world shown together in a single 3D map.

Maps feel simple at first glance, but every now and then one forces you to pause and look again. The maps in this list play ...

Published in Zürich in 1525, Lucas Cranach the Elder’s map came at a moment when the modern idea of nation-states was only ...

A global game reveals that our idea of the size of continents is more accurate than classic maps and their distortions ...

A newly spotlighted artifact from ancient Mesopotamia is offering a rare window into how one of the world’s earliest civilizations imagined the Earth. Known as the Imago Mundi, this Babylonian world ...

Humble Bundle's Map Making Mega Bundle is back with a vengeance. If you missed it the first time, here's your chance!

A world-beating knitted map of Ireland has been saved by a craft and design fair – and is now set to be viewed by audiences ...

Religious maps from the 1300s showing tribal Israel inadvertently became the blueprint for how later mapmakers drew political ...

So, what’s the world going to look like in 2050 if things keep warming up? It’s a big question, and people have been trying ...

Animated map showcasing the host cities for the various stages of the 2026 World Cup for men's football, which takes place ...

According to National Geographic, the map depicts distances between gates in the wall surrounding the Mesopotamian city of Nippur, but for decades experts questioned its accuracy. The locations of ...

The open-data GlobalBuildingAtlas is the first high-resolution 3D map of 2.75 billion buildings worldwide. Derived from satellite imagery by ...