The map, printed in 1507, measured about 1.4m by 2.4m, a size that matched its grand ambition to portray the world in its entirety. And indeed, it did depict more of the world than ever before.

To create the map, the researchers amassed over 2,000 stress orientations taken across North America, of which 300 are brand new. These measurements were taken from boreholes—long, narrow shafts ...

When we have failed to live up to the Declaration and our constitutional principles, we don’t give up. We try to make things ...

America was put on the map 500 years agoIn 1507, a cartographer came up with a name for the New World — and it stuck By BRADLEY S. KLAPPER , Associated Press April 25, 2007 ...

A rare map was withdrawn from auction after a San Diego man had concerns about its authenticity. ... America, into the sliver of continent on both maps representing the modern coast of South America.

Imagine a South America dramatically reshaped by the complete melting of Earth's ice caps. This video explores the potential transformation of the continent’s geography, highlighting submerged ...

SOUTH AMERICA: On the Map. 7 minute read. ... shores of the Pacific,” and the haughty citadel from which the Spanish Viceroy proclaimed his rule over “the entire Continent of South America.” ...