But stare at the map long enough and you’ll find that there are some downright unusual place names out there. Flin Flon was ...

The Israel Museum opens its new winter fare with ancient charts, abstract paintings, compelling graphics, and alfresco beauty ...

Scientists at Stanford have unveiled the first-ever global map of rare earthquakes that rumble deep within Earth’s mantle rather than its crust. Long debated and notoriously difficult to confirm, ...

National Geographic has released two new atlases — and they don’t just update place names. These editions reflect political changes, shifting borders, and new geographic standards that affect how ...

Who gets to be “American”? In the United States, it’s become a fiery political question with life-or-death consequences.

A new map compiled by Newsweek using data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows how Greenland’s rare earth mineral resources compare to the rest of the world. Rare earth minerals are a ...

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 ...

Global Finance announces its selections for the World’s Best Banks 2025, including its honoree for the World’s Best Bank, which is being revealed here for the first time. The 2025 World’s Best Bank is ...

ITOMAN CITY, Okinawa — An Okinawa firm has created an interactive website where families of U.S. troops killed during the Battle of Okinawa can see their loved ones’ names on the island’s war memorial ...

“Gulf of Mexico” is now called ‘Gulf of America’ on US-based Google Maps per government directives. “Denali” mountain has been renamed “Mount McKinley,” prompting debate over historical naming. Google ...

Twice in the past three months, the White House has taken interest — and action — in unilaterally renaming some of the world's bodies of water. As part of his "America First" doctrine, President ...