The map served as the basis for all the geological surveys that followed in Britain and around the world ... who found the map last year. “Once we had worked out that it was an early copy ...

“Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth,” writes Ishmael in Herman Melville classic novel Moby Dick, “I take myself to sea.” Ishmael was not the only one. For hundreds of ...

The world's population has exploded in the last 200 years. It took 200,000 years to ... This interactive map shows how each country has grown since 1800. Click on a country to see.

Antarctica is the remotest part of the world, but it is a hub of scientific discovery, international diplomacy and environmental change. It was officially discovered 200 years ago, on Jan. 27 ...

It was officially discovered 200 years ago, on Jan. 27, 1820, when members of a Russian expedition sighted land in what is now known as the Fimbul Ice Shelf on the continent’s east side.

Dan Morgan receives funding from the National Science Foundation. Antarctica is the remotest part of the world, but it is a hub of scientific discovery, international diplomacy and environmental ...