People my age grew up with a map of the world that had been created by Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator in 1569. But in ...

Atomic clocks are more accurate than those used to define the second, suggesting the definition might need to change ...

A NASA scientist has predicted where a huge asteroid - the size of Big Ben - could potentially hit Earth in seven years' time ...

Could future maps give us a glimpse of what the world's population will look like in 2100? Experts are drawing up maps which ...

Researchers from Stanford University and the World Bank have developed an AI-driven poverty measurement system using ...

An asteroid the size of 59 Bono's is racing towards Earth and would 'devastate' Ireland if it hit. Global defence plans have ...

Until then, some of the world's most powerful telescopes will keep monitoring it to better determine its size and path. Once out of sight, it will not be visible until it passes our way again in 2028.

The world's biggest iceberg -- more than twice the size of London -- could drift towards a remote island where a scientist warns it risks disrupting feeding for baby penguins and seals. The ...

Its capital city, Buenos Aires, is seen as a world plastic surgery hub, including procedures such as BBLs. Sweden had the third-largest hip size at 40.9 inches, despite the stereotype of its ...

Users will see both names on Google Maps in the rest of the world. Google Maps applies name changes when they have been updated in official government sources. AP “We have a long-standing ...

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan ...

The new name will reportedly be visible to Google Maps users in America, but the name will remain "Gulf of Mexico" in Mexico. Outside of the two countries, users will see both names on Google Maps ...