Bursting with information and often incredibly beautiful - maps do more than just show you where you are, or where you might be going. Here we tell the stories behind some fascinating examples. The ...

A global game reveals that our idea of the size of continents is more accurate than classic maps and their distortions suggest.

Cody Cottier is a freelance journalist for Discover Magazine, who frequently covers new scientific studies about animal behavior, human evolution, consciousness, astrophysics, and the environment.

NAOMI: Oh no! Careful you don't get wet! Most of our planet, Earth, is covered in saltwater. In fact, there's more water than land on the Earth's surface. We call these areas of saltwater oceans. The ...