Most people can point to the seven continents on a map, but the actual reality of these massive landmasses is […] ...

Cartographers rely on the authority of maps to communicate locations, guide navigation at sea, and shape people’s perceptions ...

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek is on a decadeslong project to walk from East Africa to South America. In his 13 years on the road so far, he's been stopped by law enforcement 120 times.

When the guns of the Second World War fell silent, Europe emerged devastated—physically, politically, and psychologically. In the ashes of catastrophe, ...

The two halves of the African continent are moving apart at a rate of a few millimeters each year, geologists have calculated ...

New Antarctica map reveals a landscape of hidden valleys and channels beneath ice, improving sea-level rise and ice flow ...

A new map reveals the hidden world beneath Antarctica's ice in unprecedented detail, offering insights into future glacier ...

There are no dragons, no maps and no internecine family trees in this Game of Thrones prequel about an underdog knight and ...

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As a cyclist myself, I quite enjoyed the article about Samer Abouhamad, who cycled across six continents (“Man rolls through 6 continents, 61 countries on bike,” Metro, Jan. 5). I admired his gumption ...

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (WTNH) — An emergency room doctor at the Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain just returned to Connecticut after running seven marathons in seven days on seven continents ...

DANVILLE, Calif. - Two women from the Bay Area just finished the Great World Race, a series of marathons in all seven continents in seven consecutive days. Natalia Lazarus, 43, of Danville, decided to ...