Geography

Discoveries Global maps can distort the way people view the world

World maps feel familiar and factual, but every flat map bends reality. Understanding why reveals how geography shapes perception.

Green Impact New map shows Antarctica’s buried landscape in unprecedented detail Mac Oliveau

Green Impact Grapes may have first grown in the Americas, not Europe, study finds

Health Study finds geographic link between dementia and cardiometabolic disease

Discoveries Ancient soda lakes could reveal how life began on Earth

Discoveries Breakthrough discovery changes Mediterranean and African history

Discoveries Are America’s wealthiest neighborhoods actually safer?