With their unique and slightly mysterious look, star charts attempt to capture what we see and what we know about the night sky. Styles have evolved over time, from elaborate decorated maps of ...

The court gutting Roe has returned control of abortion policy back to the states. These seven maps and charts show the state of abortion in the US and what could happen without Roe. The latest ...

As our cities become smarter, the data of daily life is becoming increasingly granular. Sensors and cameras can tell us things like how many people cross a particular street during the morning ...

The estimated price, between $100,000 and $150,000, seemed fitting for a portolan chart from the 16th century. But something didn’t quite fit. The map seemed older. What unfolded became “the ...

Ever felt drawn to a place for no reason? Astrocartography explains why. This rising astrology trend puts your birth chart on ...

structured celestial map in the world. Utilizing advanced imaging techniques, researchers at the Chinese National Astronomical Observatories determined that the star chart dates to approximately ...

Bongiovanni, Vescovo and their crew had to chart these regions in detail before ... journalist Laura Trethewey writes in The Deepest Map. The book explores humankind’s quest to map the seafloor ...

The rare 14th-century portolan chart is worth $7.5 million. Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times / Getty Images Last fall, Christie’s auctioned off a “highly unusual” nautical map as part of ...