Common projections shrink the size of Africa, but experts have long debated whether creating a precise map is possible.

Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Eritrea could break away, allowing Indian Ocean water to fill the gap, forming new coastlines and altering northeast Africa's climate and geography. In 2005, a 35-mile-long ...

The book “A People’s Guide to Greater Boston” is being refigured into a series of maps so everyday explorers might tread a history that’s often devalued by the established culture.

In fact, many of the maps in our heads share the same errors, some of which are quite large—and surprisingly resistant to correction. Nelson’s father, who was a geography professor at Central ...

Woe betide the poor soul looking for a snappy unifying theme in this week's notable new reads ... bring them to southeastern Africa and an alternative Japan, and bedeck their pages with subversive ...

Woe betide the poor soul looking for a snappy unifying theme in this week's notable new reads. These books confront readers with the recent past and distant future, bring them to southeastern Africa ...