Published in Zürich in 1525, Lucas Cranach the Elder’s map came at a moment when the modern idea of nation-states was only ...

From a digital vantage point in orbit, scientists have mapped every building on Earth—2.75 billion structures, all in 3D.

By the time of World War II, the term “ Axis powers ” had come to refer to the military coalition of Germany, Italy and Japan. In that historical context, the word “axis,” from the perspective of ...