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The first of many dodecahedrons was unearthed almost three centuries ago, and we still don’t know what they were for.
At least 222 typefaces are named after places in the U.S. — and there’s still room for more.
Americans don’t like to ride the bus. There are ways to fix that.
A global survey shows the majority of countries favor Android over iPhone.
All of these conflicts have a long history. They may also have a long future.
In some countries, people want more freedom of speech. In others, they feel that there is too much.
The Kazungula Bridge connects Zambia and Botswana, barely missing Namibia and Zimbabwe.
Even 1500 years after the fall of Rome, its western border can still be seen on German street maps.
The unique light signatures of nautical beacons translate into hypnotic cartography.
ExtendNY stretches the Big Apple’s gridiron all across the globe – with some bizarre effects
Cartography is serious business in Switzerland — but once in a while, the occasional map gag slips through.
Esoteric evidence points to a ritual performed by Queen Elizabeth’s court magician John Dee.
UAE is the world’s most expensive country to start a business, but it’s free in Rwanda.
James Gillray’s ‘plumb-pudding’ caricature is “probably the most famous political cartoon of all time.”
A cartogram makes it easy to compare regional and national GDPs at a glance.
Six denominations share the Holy Sepulcher, but not all between them is peace and love.
A “seafood mafia” is plying the waters between India and Sri Lanka to satisfy China’s appetite for an increasingly rare delicacy.
Opponents of 19th-century American imperialism were not above body-shaming the personification of the U.S. government.
Without the now-obscure land investment affair, Georgia might have been a “super state.”
Topologists can’t tell donuts from coffee mugs, but their maps are revelatory nonetheless.
U.S. states vary radically in terms of electricity generation. Vermont is the cleanest, while Delaware is the dirtiest.
Map shows Europe’s imminent Great Leap Forward in battery cell production
Thomas Baldwin’s Airopaidia (1786) includes the earliest sketches of the earth from a balloon.
Ancient corridors below the French capital have served as its ossuary, playground, brewery, and perhaps soon, air conditioning.
The European currency features buildings that didn’t exist, until Spijkenisse made them in concrete
In Germany and France, having an Anglo-Saxon first name is a good predictor of extreme voting behavior.
First drawn in 1935, Hu Line illustrates persistent demographic split – how Beijing deals with it will determine the country’s future.
An artificial island in the North Sea is the biggest building project ever in Danish history – and could pave the way for many more.
‘Dorozoku’ map crowd-sources the whereabouts of noisy kids in Japan – but who’s being anti-social here, exactly?