What’s Beneath Your Feet? A Rock-Solid Tour of Britain and Ireland’s Geology
Map from the British Geological Survey If you’ve ever wondered why the Scottish Highlands look so dramatically different from the …
Maps
How Italy Lost a Slice of the Alps: The 1947 Peace Treaty Boundary Shift
Map created by the U.S. Department of State (Public Domain) Most people know World War II ended in 1945, but …
From Empire to Ash: How Japan’s Pacific Dominance Collapsed in Four Years
Map found on the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative This remarkable map, labeled “The Far East and the Pacific: Areas Under …
Doggerland: The Lost World Beneath the North Sea
Map from RMO Look at the map above, and something feels slightly off. Britain is connected to Europe. The North …
The World’s Roundest Countries: Sierra Leone Takes the Crown
Data from gciruelos.com Ever wondered which countries look the most like circles? Thanks to some clever mathematical analysis, we now …
America’s Entire History Fits Inside One Trip Around the Sun: A Cosmic Perspective on Pluto’s Orbit
Photo by NASA Here’s a mind-bending fact to reset your perspective: the United States hasn’t even existed for one complete …