All maps are influenced by the intent and biases of their creator—even those that are striving to be as accurate as possible.

In the bottom left corner of Mercator’s famous 1569 world map, he included the first known map of the North Pole (which ... served as a soldier in Central America during the early 19th century ...

But the Inner Passage belongs to an earlier, colonial Southland—a region that was part of America’s becoming ... which still exists today. A harbor map from 1711 shows a measurement of ...

North America dropped 11 rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes’ latest North America rotary rig count, which was released on May 2. The U.S. dropped a total of three rigs week on week and ...

As you read this, the North American continent’s underside is dribbling away into Earth’s molten mantle. And according to researchers at the University of Texas at Austin, this may be the first time ...

Less than one week after announcing an official opening date, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has postponed the opening of its North America Trek. Director of communications Jen Fields said in an ...

North America’s geological core has persisted for ... By analyzing the waves, scientists can reverse engineer a map of Earth’s innards, Hua says. And the researchers sought to conduct this ...

Building on a larger project by Junlin Hua, lead author on the new study, the team created a full-waveform seismic tomographic model for North America. This computer model utilized seismic data ...

British rock band The Who are to say their final goodbye to North America this summer.Singer Roger Daltrey and guitarist Pete Townshend confirmed Thursday that they will perform hits from their ...