RSSRecentAll TimeAll TimeLast WeekLast MonthLast Year
Design
You Have No Idea How Big Africa Really Is (But This Map Does)
You can fit the United States, China, India, Japan, and much of Europe within Africa's borders. And Kai Krause's new map does just that.
Lifestyle
UPDATE: The United States of GOOD Beer: What's the Best Beer Brewed in Your State?
We need your help: What is the most awesome, best tasting, sustainably brewed, independently owned, community-oriented craft beer in your state?
News
Nicaragua Mistakenly Invades Costa Rica, Blames Google Maps [UPDATED]
Here's the amusing story of how one South American nation invaded its neighbor, then blamed a Google Maps error after the fact.
Lifestyle
UPDATE: Feast Your Eyes: The United States of Beer
In time for the Super Bowl, the Houston Press produces a map showing which beer each state is most associated with.
Environment
Real Heat Maps: Watch As the World Burns
NASA maps show global temperature anomalies by decade, leaving no doubt whatsoever about our planet's warming trend.
Culture
Mapping the Movies: 50 Films for 50 States Infographic
For fans of maps and cinema, take a look at Reddit user Subtonix's U.S. map that replaces state names with films that take place there.
Design
What If the Most Populous Countries Had the Most Room?
This is what it would look like if the countries with the biggest populations were moved to the countries with the largest geographical area.
News
Most Bike Accidents Apparently Bikers' Fault in San Francisco
The Bay Citizen has sifted through every single police report for bicycle accidents over the last two years and assembled a fascinating array of data.
Design
Arizona Is the Sunniest State. Mississippi Is the Fattest. Maps of State Superlatives
Two maps show states at the top and bottom of various statistical rankings. How does your home stack up?
Education
Interactive Infographic: Tracking College Education in America
This interactive map lets you see how college education has developed in the United States, and where you live.
Cities
Winner: Create a Local's Guide to Your City
Check out the winner of our competition to create a local's guide to your city.
Design
Amtrak As Subway Map
See Amtrak's entire passenger rail system laid out like a subway map.
Environment
Interactive Map: The Melting Ice in Greenland Would Blanket New York in 41 Feet of Snow
Climate Central's interactive tool lets you place the ice Greenland is losing on top of your home state.
Cities
Project: Create a Local's Guide to Your City
Help out visitors to your city by creating a one-of-a-kind, locals-approved guide to what you think is worth seeing while they’re in town.
Environment
Map: What If Our Western States Were Shaped by Watersheds?
John Wesley Powell thought our western borders should be shaped by watersheds. A 130-year-old map shows how the West would have looked.
Cities
I Just Made a New Road on Google Maps, You Can Too
Starting today you can edit Google Maps, and add pedestrian and bike routes.
Education
This 3-D Map Will Make Teaching Astronomy a Whole Lot Cooler
It took 10 years to map our local universe out to 380 million light years, but the resulting image is amazing.
Culture
Ten Islands I Have Not Visited
Some of the world's most isolated and mysterious islands are collected in Judith Schalansky's gorgeous new book.
