14 February 2023
The Gough Map, thought to be Britain's oldest, has been revealed in unprecedented detail thanks to cutting-edge 3D technology more commonly used in computer games and CGI
30 December 2020
Antarctic Atlas by Peter Fretwell tells the tale of Antarctica through a collection of carefully constructed maps setting out the continent's geology, people and nature
6 February 2020
A mobile video game called Sea Hero Quest has been used to test navigation abilities, showing that people who grew up in cities are worse navigators than others
20 November 2019
Before directing the Oxford Museum of Natural History, Paul Smith mapped remote Greenland and was once left stranded when his ship went down
30 October 2019
Firms are racing to create a real-time database of every object on Earth larger than a car. It would help investors and conservationists, but could it be abused?
12 December 2018
The human sense of direction is extraordinarily variable. Now we know why some people are so good at getting lost
22 August 2018
The “Equal Earth” projection shows the true area of continents such as Africa without greatly distorting their shapes and is already being adopted by NASA
10 May 2018
The achievements of the eighteenth-century explorer stand up surprisingly well to modern scrutiny, finds Boyd Tonkin
26 September 2017
This wearable device reveals exposure to the three worst pollutants, linking it with online maps to help you avoid poor air, a bit like a Fitbit for pollution
2 August 2017
Addresses aren't just a convenient label to mark where you live, they're a vital technology – and one that needs an upgrade
