Maps have always both granted power and threatened it, depending on who controls the data, the scale and the narrative.

The newest exhibition at the David Rumsey Map Center, explores how maps go beyond traditional terrain, taking visitors to caves, a misguided town in the Alps and even the Moon.

For 17 million or so visually impaired people in China, the beauty of the nation's cultural relics and landscapes has long been out of reach. But that's beginning to change. On Monday, ahead of White ...

People find World-Herald stories in many ways. Family and friends of Johnathan Wallace release balloons at a vigil for Wallace in the parking lot outside of Anytime Laundry in Omaha on Tuesday, Sept.

A new map detailing the precise locations of farms has sparked an uproar. Source: Farm Transparency Project A controversial new world map has been released by an Australian team to reveal the ...

On Friday, Sept. 5, downtown Lancaster City was abuzz as its annual Print Crawl returned to the streets to create an immersive print experience for the community. Located in Central Pennsylvania, the ...

IN SOME PARTS of the West, children of healthy weight have become the exception. In poor countries, childhood obesity is spreading faster than ever before. The problem is not new: the percentage of ...

The African Union has endorsed the #CorrectTheMap Campaign, a call for the United Nations and the wider global community to use a different kind of world map. The campaign currently has over 4,500 ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The African Union has started an effort to oust the Mercator projection map and replace it with what it says is a more accurately drawn map. The 16 ...

The African Union endorsed a map that reflects the truer relative size of the continent. (map public domain via Equal Earth) Already a member? Sign in here. We rely on readers like you to fund our ...

Spend an afternoon with Raina as she shares her artwork and tells stories about a range of topics spanning from her childhood to the creation of her graphic novels Smile, Sisters, Guts, Drama, and ...