Brazil has launched a new world map that places the South American nation at the center of the world, challenging traditional Eurocentric perspectives. Released by the Brazilian Institute of Geography ...

A breakdown of some of the most unusual and fascinating international borders in the world, explaining what makes them unique ...

Welcome to ‘A’ to ‘Z’ World Geography Quiz! 🌍There are 26 letters in the alphabet, and this quiz features 26 questions, each ...

Then you might be a maphead, says trivia buff Ken Jennings. "If there's a map on the wall of the room, people like us just cannot turn away," he tells Fresh Air's Dave Davies. "There's just something ...

From a small island in the Venetian lagoon, a 15th-Century monk somehow designed an astonishingly accurate planisphere of the world. On the second floor of the Library of Saint Mark in Venice, a map ...

To be named "world capital" of something is both a badge of honor, yet also something of a badge of shame, writer George Pendle tells NPR's Robert Siegel. It means your city revolves entirely around a ...

It was a curious little book. When a few copies began resurfacing, in the 18th century, nobody knew what to make of it. One hundred and three pages long and written in Latin, it announced itself on ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A 1491 map that likely influenced Christopher Columbus's conception of world geography is getting ...

Let's face it: Americans have a bad reputation when it comes to knowing a thing or two about the world around them. One year ago, on an international test designed by the Organization for Economic ...