This minimalist map unties Asia’s mountainous geography, centered on the “Pamir Knot.”
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The world’s highest mountain is also the world’s highest cemetery, with some bodies serving as creepy landmarks for today’s climbers.
Long before Christopher and Magellan, ancient explorers voyaged into the unknown and brought home extraordinary tales.
While cities drive national economic growth, their political geography means they cannot effectively deal with inequality, poverty, and other socioeconomic problems.
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Research suggests there's truth to regional stereotypes in the U.S. — with some caveats.
Best-selling author Todd Rose reveals how most Americans share common aspirations for the country.
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The history of cartography might have been very different if the Latin version of Muhammad al-Idrisi's atlas had survived instead of the Arabic one.
Linguistic laws are remarkably versatile and have applications in ecology, microbiology, epidemiology, demographics, and geography.
This year marks 2,000 years since the birth of the Roman author of the first natural encyclopedia.
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Using the Book of Mormon as a sacred but ambiguous atlas, the Latter-day Saints have been looking for the lost city of Zarahemla for decades.
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High-frequency oscillations that ripple through our brains may generate memory and conscious experience.
How to say, "In many ways, Proust is similar to Joyce" and get away with it.
Urban legends help personify the anxieties that arise from living in a modern city.
When leaders connect enterprise ambition with the driving spirit of activism, everyone wins.
Narnia and early Middle-earth were pancake-esque — but their creators took differing views on de-globalization.
Most popular songs are about love and heartache. But some great songs — albeit underrated and perhaps a bit weird — are about the cities we love.
Science and philosophy seem to be separate fields, but philosophical advancements have made the world more accepting of debate and unorthodox ideas.
Not everything that claims to be "scientific" actually is. There are five features of scientifically rigorous studies.
A new study of Martian dust gives insights into the ancient Martian climate. The findings hint at a wetter world.
About the project The goal of driving more progress across the world—scientifically, politically, economically, socially, etc—is one shared by many. And yet, debates about the best way to maximize progress […]
Since Ukraine originally meant “borderland,” the territory was already a target for several kingdoms.