New Scientist on MSN1 个月
These maps will change how you see the world
In 40 Maps That Will Change How You See The World, out on 26 September, Bonnett aims to do just that, putting together a tour ...
BBC8 个月
We all know that the Earth is round, not flat. But our maps are flat.
They have to compromise. Map makers use map projections to transform the Earth onto a flat surface. One of the most popular world map projections is known as the Mercator Projection. You’ll have ...
On Prime Video, Brian Williams hosted an election night fever dream
Brian Williams hosted Amazon Prime’s election night coverage from an old MGM soundstage tricked out with the latest tech — ...
Game Rant21 天
The Biggest Open World Games, Based On The Size Of Their Maps
Many recent open-world games are so expansive that players need to invest over 100 hours just to uncover the entire map. Space-based open-world games take this even further, offering maps so large ...
World Bank3 年
World Development Report 2021 Maps and Figures
Map O.1 Use of aggregated cellphone records to track mobility week by week during COVID-19 lockdowns in The Gambia, March–May, 2020 http://bit.do/WDR2021-Map-O_1 ...
BBC13 年
Animated Map: The Western Front, 1914 - 1918
Britain and its Empire lost almost a million men during World War One; most of them died on the Western Front. Stretching 440 miles from the Swiss border to the North Sea, the line of trenches ...
Business Insider9 年
Animated map of all the world's McDonald's
In 1940, Richard and Maurice McDonald opened their first burger stand in San Bernardino, CA. With the help of Ray Kroc, the brothers took their restaurant across the country over the course of the ...
Bored Panda on MSN11 个月
30 Interesting Maps To Broaden Your Understanding Of The World (New Pics)
Image credits: RecordingFancy8515 Image credits: DaveBensonPhilips Image credits: karinasnooodles_ If you have ever taken a ...
Times Higher Education1 年
World University Rankings by subject
Why study business and management? Find out all you need to know about getting on a degree course, and what you might learn if you opt to study business and management ...
The New York Times1 天
World News
A nation synonymous with distance running was given a multimillion-dollar choice: Get serious about antidoping efforts, or get banned from world sports. With money from an oil boom, Norway ...
BBC4 年
Coronavirus: The world in lockdown in maps and charts
As governments around the world have enacted new measures and given ... and northern Italy between January and March 2019 in the maps below. But in these places, shutdowns have been stricter ...
National Geographic news1 年
What the World Would Look Like if All the Ice Melted
Explore what the world’s new coastlines would look like. 8 min read This story appears in the September 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. The maps here show the world as it is now ...