Saved for the nation: Rare maps charting England’s defeat of the Spanish Armada will remain in the UK after public helps raise £600k to buy them The set of ten, dating back to 1589, are thought to be the earliest surviving representations of famous battle The collection were sold abroad in July, but a Government … Read more
As some 60 million Americans on the east coast prepare for the worst nor’easter in a decade, nearly 84 million across the US are experiencing some level of drought. The west and southwest areas were hit with a drought this past spring that continued and intensified through the summer, fall and now into the winter … Read more
The pandemic has meant that the great outdoors has never been in greater demand – especially for those holed up in urban areas. Now Google Maps has revealed the most popular outdoor locations for a stretch of the legs for residents in the UK’s major cities, based on what people searched for using the tool … Read more
Crude crop circle is visible from SPACE: Canadian farmer’s 800-foot penis design is spotted on Google Maps as he reveals the ‘giant Johnson’ is protest against politicians who only care about being reelected Prince Edward Island’s Jamie Rix carved a ‘giant Johnson’ in his soybean field The giant phallus points toward Ottawa, Canada’s capital It’s near … Read more
Australia had a vast inland sea, California was an island – along with Korea – and bizarre and terrifying sea creatures populated the oceans. Welcome to the cartography of yesteryear, when maps were informed not just by mathematics and exploration, but also by huge dollops of folklore and imaginative speculation – as fascinating book The … Read more
Heat maps of the universe reveal cosmic gases are 10 TIMES hotter today than it was 10 billion years ago As the universe expands, it drags matter into new stars and galaxies Cosmic gasses around objects increase in temperature along the way The mean temperature of those gasses has risen tenfold over 10 billion years … Read more
From 19th-century long-haul travel times to the global spread of McDonald’s and Netflix: The fascinating maps that will change how you see the world Terra Incognita – 100 Maps to Survive the Next 100 Years charts the development of geographical maps The book points out how some maps distort the actual size of countries, such … Read more
Geography lessons we wish we’d had! Cartographers share maps that offer new perspectives – including a world map centred on the Pacific Ocean and a global cheese chart Cartographers draft unusual maps to make you see world with new perspective One map highlights where all of Europe’s most beloved cheese comes from Another aligns the … Read more
Apple has released a redesigned Maps for UK users. featuring city guides, cycling directions and its Google Street view-style ‘Look Around’ feature. The US tech giant has worked with Ordinance Survey to brings a greater level of detail to British and Irish landmass and buildings for the new Maps interface. Apple Maps ‘2.0’, which rolled out … Read more
Google Maps will show data on coronavirus outbreaks in your region using a color-coded layer to highlight the number of cases A new layer on Google Maps gives information on reported cases in a region The seven-day average of new infections will appear with a label indicating if cases are trending up or down Country-level … Read more