A Global Leader A World-Class Navigation Satellite System. So, BeiDou. It’s not just another satellite system; it’s really ...

A Chilean astronomer has become dedicated to battling light pollution in the Atacama Desert and preserve what is considered ...

Absolutely! You can check out websites like NASA’s Worldview for a broad look at the planet, or even watch live video streams ...

The Mercator world map, long a fixture in classrooms globally, makes the European Union appear almost as large as Africa. In ...

Islands have always captivated human imagination as isolated worlds full of untold secrets. From lush paradises to barren deserts, each has its unique charm and mysteries. However, there’s one island ...

BEIJING, Sept. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The upcoming 2025 CIFTIS's Telecommunications, Computer and Information Services exhibition in Beijing spotlights "Connecting the World with Digital ...

One of the new productions in the Old Globe’s 2026 season, is based on the film classic “North by Northwest.” (Photo by Steve Tanner) The Tony-award winning Old Globe Theatre released its lineup of 12 ...

The African Union is officially fed up with the 16 th -century representation of its continent that the world has accepted as the norm. The AU, which comprises 55 African nations, has set off on a ...

The annual clock of the seasons—winter, spring, summer, autumn—is often taken as a given. But our new study in Nature, using ...

That flat drawing inflates the size of countries closer to the North or South Pole. It exaggerates the area of North America ...

This work was completed under affiliations with the University of California (UC), Berkeley, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).

Crisscrossed by rail-straight lines that correspond to constant compass bearings, the Mercator projection was ideal for navigation in the age of sail, at the expense of showing the actual size of ...