A team of three mapmakers, led by J Richard Gott from Princeton University, have come up with a new kind of map that claims to be the most accurate, yet flat, depiction of the world yet.

If our maps aren’t always perfectly accurate to the world around us, then what does that mean for everyday weather maps? The distortion of size and distance is usually prominent on zoomed-out ...

But throughout history, maps—accurate, error-filled, intentionally misleading—have had a profound impact. And even today how we draw the world continues to shape our understanding of it—and ...

TomTom claims that its new HD Traffic map is the most accurate in the world. Too bad it's limited to 18 countries and the U.S. isn't one of them. TomTom claims that its new HD Traffic map is the ...

The use of proportion is essential for creating accurate images. Leonardo da Vinci’s Proportions of the Human Figure (After Vitruvius) (c.1492) was his attempt at depicting the proportions of ...

An effort to understand Earth’s past climates uncovered a history of wild temperature shifts and offered a warning on the ...

Why study business and management? Find out all you need to know about getting on a degree course, and what you might learn if you opt to study business and management Why study politics? What should ...

North Korea tests ballistic missile capable of carrying 'super-large' warhead North Korea reported testing a tactical ballistic missile carrying a super-large warhead and an upgraded strategic ...

create up to five saved profiles and adjust the acceleration and polling rate for more accurate cursor movement. The interface also can be used to flip the forward/back buttons and left/right ...

The Israeli government did not tamper with the Hezbollah devices that exploded, defense and intelligence officials say. It manufactured them as part of an elaborate ruse. By Sheera FrenkelRonen ...

playing with a Barbie that only 20 people in the world know exists ... a prostitute gag gift handed out at bachelor parties. Her proportions were designed accordingly. When Handler introduced ...