As the US experiences sharp increases in drug overdoses, researchers are using geo-mapping to look at the state, neighborhood by neighborhood, to identify 'hot spots' where the use of prescription ...

The National Geographic Maps division recently began production of its Atlas of the World, tenth edition, due for publication in Fall, 2014. The effort marks the anniversary of the first edition of ...

Have you ever wondered how first responders would find you if there are no street numbers, no street signs, or in the case of flooding during Hurricane Florence, no streets at all? With the landscape ...

National Geographic has announced it is participating in the Google Maps Engine public data program and will be sharing over 500 maps with the public by putting them online. The maps will include ...

Gilbert H. Grosvenor, National Geographic magazine’s founding editor, is credited with saying: A map is the greatest of all epic poems. Its lines and colors show the realization of great dreams. This ...

Wildlife trafficking is thriving. Its criminal gangs are acquiring panache and sophistication as internet access creates a corridor for wildlife traffickers to commit heinous eco crimes. Yet, the area ...

This article is presented in partnership with CA Lottery. It's a cliche that the world seems to be getting smaller all the time. This may be true, yet gaps between countries, cultures and neighboring ...