What it is: A clay tablet inscribed with the oldest known map of the ancient world Where it is from: Abu Habba (Sippar), an ...

When it comes to operating beyond the limits of the known world into the world of imagination, [the tablet] is indispensable, ...

In August 1945, North Field launched the two bombers that carried out the first and only wartime use of nuclear weapons in ...

The world map we know today owes its shape to the daring exploits of explorers who ventured into uncharted territories, ...

What to do? He decided that a magnificent gift—a lavish map of the world—might maneuver him into the new king’s good graces. D’Annebault hired Pierre Desceliers, one of the best ...

Retirement ages vary significantly worldwide, reflecting economic and social policies tailored to each country's workforce and life expectancy. Next year, China will raise its retirement age, ...

Legend has it that a headless sculpture of the god Yaxachtun at the site formerly terrified the local Lacandon people, who feared that the world would end when the head was replaced. With its ...

Sept. 3 (UPI) --The United Nations launched the world's first map Wednesday that shows the live migration of antelopes, guanacos, zebras and other land-hoofed ungulates currently facing threat by ...

While this image is often shared as if it shows all of the churches that were "destroyed" in France, the map actually ...

Neuroscientist Liz Chrastil got the unique chance to see how her brain changed while she was pregnant and share what she ...

A now-retired officer who arrested Ryan Routh decades ago in North Carolina says he was known to the local bomb squad.

Of course, your "Minecraft" world is bigger than what's shown ... you've added custom location markers. Markers will show up on your map as colored dots, which is great if you need to make note ...