April 23 (UPI) --For the first time, scientists have produced a comprehensive map of the tectonic stresses acting on the North American continent. In the short term, the map of North American faults - ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. This map depicts all of the subway systems in North America as ...

If the map of de la Cosa really was created later than 1500, perhaps the true earliest map of “America” is Martin Waldseemüller's world map. Created in 1507, it is the first map to depict the Western ...

The so-called oldest map of North America — the Vinland Map — sits in Yale’s Beinecke collection in a slim volume along with a medieval manuscript. The map purports to show groundbreaking conclusions ...

Google Maps users in the United States can expect to see the body of water known for centuries as the Gulf of Mexico renamed the Gulf of America, aligning with the terms of President Trump's ...

The prairie grass of North Dakota can look like it's waving hello, but even the geese just fly right over. North Dakota is not only one of the least-visited states, it's also one of the last on a ...

NASA has revealed a new false-color image of Alaska's Malaspina Glacier that highlights several recent findings about the massive ice mass. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

A controversial new study suggests our geography textbooks should be rewritten. Since we were young, we’ve learned that Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Oceania, Europe, North America and South America make ...

Something very strange appears to be happening deep, deep underneath the U.S. Midwest and the Ohio Valley. North America’s geological core has persisted for more than a billion years; it’s what ...

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday she sent a letter to Google opposing a decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on Google Maps. On Monday, Google announced on ...

To read more of The Economist’s data journalism visit our Graphic detail page. FOR A CITY that only recently discovered the bin, New York is startlingly expensive. Last year EIU, our sister company, ...