The oldest surviving world map, known as the Imago Mundi, offers a fascinating glimpse into ancient Babylonian life. Dating ...

The map shows Mesopotamia surrounded by a double ring — which the ancient scribe labeled the “bitter river,” a river that created the borders around the Babylonians’ known world.

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers have created the first neuron-by-neuron map of an adult fruit fly brain, marking a major achievement in brain ...

The approach used to make the map—which heavily relied on artificial intelligence—could chart more complex brains, such as ...

In July, a baby boomer got a stern talking-to after walking out onto the world’s most famous fountain to refill her water bottle. Last month, two nitwits — a Dutch kid wielding a Sharpie and a ...

Israel has also broadened its attacks in Lebanon in recent days, expanding its campaign against Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed ...

In early September 2024, reports emerged that JetBlue Airlines had displayed an inaccurate in-flight map that gave the false impression much of Israel was part of the "Palestinian Territories.

Re-energizing Gap Inc. is a task of colossal proportions. But designer Zac Posen says he’s up for the challenge.

An international team of researchers and gamers, led by Princeton’s Mala Murthy and Sebastian Seung, mapped every neuron and ...