James Cheshire receives funding from the Economic and Social Research Council. The late 1940s and early 1950s were a golden age for polar mapmaking in the US. Major magazines such as Time, Life and ...

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WASHINGTON — As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, the Washington Monument will become the focal point of a multiday national celebration launching America’s semiquincentennial.

Eighty-two teams have qualified for the college football postseason, including two teams transitioning to the top division. Conference championship games this weekend will determine the final bowl ...

Before the SEC begins its nine-game conference schedule next season to match others across the Power Five, the league could be laughing all the way to the bank with a record number of College Football ...

Warfighting readiness and resilience have always been central to securing victory during conflict. Even as warfare evolves and the concepts, equipment, and supplies develop and change, there can be no ...

The Mercator map, first created in the 16th century, has long been the standard map used for navigation and education, but it stretches land masses farther from the equator. For example, Greenland ...