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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.

If you want to sleep more, try working less, eating better, and exercising more. Alternatively, you could emigrate to Albania.

Why studying happiness is good for your “psychological immune system,” explained by Harvard “happiness professor” Tal Ben-Sharar.

Linguistic laws are remarkably versatile and have applications in ecology, microbiology, epidemiology, demographics, and geography.

Best-selling author Todd Rose reveals how most Americans share common aspirations for the country.

Research suggests there's truth to regional stereotypes in the U.S. — with some caveats.

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.

Sleep less, sleep less, sleep more.

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.

This year marks 2,000 years since the birth of the Roman author of the first natural encyclopedia.

Living at a higher elevation is a double-edged sword.

For linguists, the uniqueness of the Basque language represents an unsolved mystery. For its native speakers, long oppressed, it is a source of pride.

A new study calls the technique "location spoofing."

The study found that people who spoke the same language tended to be more closely related despite living far apart.

EV charging stations are the most widespread alternative to gas and diesel pumps. Each alternative has its own hotspots and "deserts."

They had the technology. So why didn't they use it?

Since Ukraine originally meant “borderland,” the territory was already a target for several kingdoms.

A new study of Martian dust gives insights into the ancient Martian climate. The findings hint at a wetter world.

Urban legends help personify the anxieties that arise from living in a modern city.

Back to the drawing board.

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 […]

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.

Underperforming, the U.S. comes in only 157th out of 196 in global triangularity ranking.

First drawn in 1935, Hu Line illustrates persistent demographic split – how Beijing deals with it will determine the country's future.

Not everything that claims to be "scientific" actually is. There are five features of scientifically rigorous studies.

Urinating in the direction of NATO’s staunchest opponent could cost you $350 or more. For world peace, aim wisely.

There are nearly 100 towns named "Troy."

Virtually all the statistical methods researchers commonly use assume potential mating partners decide who they will have children with based on a roll of the dice.

Break into London Zoo? Illegal, but it would improve the London Circle Walk