Back in 2010, popular web comic xkcd created a Map of the Internet, giving a rough idea of which countries and companies owned which IP addresses. The project has inspired a much more ambitious ...

Flat maps, designed to offer a consistent representation of Earth, reveal inaccuracies in countries' sizing. Some nations near the Poles appear significantly larger than they truly are, while others ...

Explore the world's 7 oldest and most historically significant maps, from the Ice Age Mammoth Tusk Map to the Byzantine ...

The world map is a familiar sight on classroom walls and in atlases, but you might be surprised to learn that it’s not an accurate representation of the Earth. In fact, in terms of country and ...

NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, formed in 1949 when the 12 founding nations signed the Washington Treaty. Central to the treaty is Article 5, a pact among member nations to provide ...