Because of their large and unfriendly neighbor to the east, the Baltics would rather be Scandinavian.

A radical proposal reimagines Europe as a carbon-neutral continent where national boundaries are replaced by regions defined by renewable energy capabilities.

The Gallup World Poll reveals regional peaks and valleys of happiness across all of the continents.

Digital analyses of Enlightenment-era letters are teaching us a thing or two about Locke, Voltaire, and others.

This first-of-its-kind image offers a detailed look at the magnetic fields within the Central Molecular Zone.

Most counties in the U.S. have only one local newspaper, often one that publishes weekly instead of daily.

Across the subterranean United States, not all rocks were created equally.

This map samples some of the digits that make up the DDC system, invented by the brilliant but flawed Melvil Dewey.

A small Ohio town tried to escape America’s addiction to rectangular grids. It didn’t last long.

The Trojan War was fought in Finland and Ulysses sailed home to Denmark, says one controversial theory.

The Antarctic Treaty of 1959 prohibited nations from making new land claims on the continent. But it never mentioned claims from private individuals.

The $21.5-billion project could involve tunneling hundreds of feet under Lake Geneva.

Economics and religion help to explain the gap.

The world’s highest mountain is also the world’s highest cemetery, with some bodies serving as creepy landmarks for today’s climbers.

No shots fired. No flags raised. And no dry land gained. Still, the U.S. effectively grew by the size of about two Californias in December.

London’s busiest airport seems to be rebounding well from the pandemic — but Istanbul has better prospects in the long run.

Fantasy, meet statistics: The census comes to Middle-earth!

A basement renovation project led to the archaeological discovery of a lifetime: the Derinkuyu Underground City, which housed 20,000 people.

Thanks to protocols established centuries ago in Europe, world leaders no longer need to worry about having their heads bashed with an axe.

If you find yourself on one of these roads, it might be a while before you see another fellow traveler.

To this day, one cult believes that Lemuria was real, and that its people left us the sacred wisdom to revive their advanced civilization.

If we’re going to discuss oceanography and climate change, we should at least identify the currents correctly.

Reject your Mental Map Oversimplifications.

Take a look at the Times Square Totem, the Trafalgar Square Pyramid, and other landmarks that were never built.

There are good historical reasons why Germans are suspicious of surveillance.

Will your grandchildren live in cities on Antarctica?