The United States is set to begin guiding commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz amid rising regional tensions. The move comes as concerns grow over the safety of one of the world’s most critical oil shipping lanes, which sees nearly a fifth of global oil trade pass through daily.

Iran's Stark Warning To US: 'Stay Out Of Strait Of Hormuz'

World: North Korea's new map excludes South Korea, marking a policy shift by labeling it as a distinct, rival nation, heightening geopolitical tensions in the region.

North Korea’s new map omits South Korea, reflecting hostile stance

China faces a steep drop in its billionaire count... The turmoil in its property and financial markets has shaken up the global billionaire landscape...With ripple effects that go beyond just the ultra-wealthy.

Chinese Billionaire Exodus Reshapes Global Wealth Map

The oldest map of the world - which has been drawn on an almost 3,000-year-old clay tablet - has been deciphered by scientists who have found the location of 'Noah's Ark'.

Scientists find location of 'Noah's Ark' on 3,000-year-old Babylonian tablet map

Backdrop The 2023 edition of the standard map of China, released by the Ministry of Natural Resources, People's Republic of China (PRC) is neither the first attempt to illegally document unilateral claim on sovereign territories of other countries, nor the last one.

Chinese ‘cartographic offensive’ is part of its ‘Three Warfare Strategy’, but India is firm 

In a crazy discovery, the University of Liverpool's news researchers found what led to the evolution of a gigantic underwater avalanche around 60,000 years ago and how it led to destruction.

Scientists create first map of a gigantic ancient underwater avalanche

Researchers have used the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) to make the largest 3D map of our universe and world-leading measurements of dark energy, the mysterious cause of its accelerating expansion. Watch in for more details!

DESI unveils the most detailed map of the Universe

Scientists have revealed the biggest-ever 3D map of the universe. The map features more than 6 million galaxies. Scientists say it raised questions about the nature of dark energy and the future of the universe. Watch this video for all details.

Biggest-ever 3D map of the universe raises questions about future of the universe

A team of engineers and scientists have reached Antarctica where they will be testing a drone which will help experts in forecasting the impacts of climate change.

Scientists to map mysteries of Antarctica using robot plane

China's Alibaba and Baidu have dropped Israel’s official name from their digital maps available online. The move comes as Chinese internet is getting inundated with antisemitism following Israel-Hamas war. Watch this video for more.

Why did China remove Israel from its online maps?

Alabama's Republican-drawn congressional map illegally dilutes Black residents' voting power, a panel of federal judges ruled on Tuesday, a boost for Democrats' chances to win back a U.

Alabama's congressional map illegally hurts Black voters, US court rules

The revised "standard map" that China just unveiled has caused controversy because it includes disputed South China Sea islands as well as Arunachal Pradesh, Aksai Chin, Taiwan, and other controversial territories. The release, which took place on August 28, has sparked new international tensions and reopened old ones.

China Map Controversy: The Philippines, Malaysia rubbish China's latest 'standard' map

In a move that has sparked widespread controversy, China unveiled an incorrect map what it called 'its latest standard map' on August 29, which depicted several disputed territories as part of its sovereign land.

Explained | China's Aksai Chin move and India's strengthened offensive readiness

A team at the US Geological Survey's (USGS) Astrogeology Science Centre generated a map of planet Mars using the treasure trove of data which was collected by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

Martian landscape on smartphone? New map of Mars created from data collected by NASA

India and its neighbour Nepal are engaged in a conflict over maps. The mayor of Nepal's capital city, Kathmandu, has installed a very intriguing-looking map of what he calls greater Nepal in his office, which claims a number of Indian territories. This symbolic action is in response to India's installation of a mural titled "akanda Bharat," or "unified India," in its new Parliamentary Building in New Delhi.

Kathmandu's mayor installs new map of Nepal

Bakhmut, which had come to represent the gruelling protracted war in Ukraine more than any other city, was reported to have been captured by Russia in various reports till Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky's spokesperson issues a denial and a clarification.

Data lab | In maps: Strategic significance of Bakhmut in Russia-Ukraine war

Venus is not called 'volcano planet' for nothing. It's surface is littered with volcanoes. The surface temperature is 450 degrees Celsius, not so pleasant for an astronaut.

This new volcanic map of Venus will blow your mind

Monkeypox infections have nearly doubled in the US in two weeks. Take a look. × Data sourced from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States (Last updated on Aug 4, 2022) Click on the respective state for the number of confirmed cases.

Interactive data map: Monkeypox now a public health emergency in the US

Scientists have made a bathymetric chart mapping the ocean floor of Antarctica’s encircling southern ocean covering 48 million sq km. Knowing the depth and shape of the seafloor is fundamental for understanding ocean circulation, tides, tsunami forecasting, fishing resources, sediment transport, environmental change, underwater geo-hazards, infrastructure construction and maintenance, cable and pipeline routing and much more.

Scientists map Antarctic ocean, reveal never-before-seen visuals

Nepal is protesting India's road expansion at Lipulekh. This comes after Nepal published a new map, wrongly marking Lipulekh, Limpiyadhura and Kalapani as Nepalese territory. Palki Sharma brings you a report.

Gravitas: Nepal protests India's road construction at Lipulekh

Goats have been put on the map in Berlin - quite literally. a map which shows where the city's goats are and if they are free to visit or if you must pay an entrance fee.

Two IT experts created Digital to track down city's goats in Berlin

The Pakistani media regulator has ordered all public and private channels to make sure that the country’s political map-- which shows Junagadh in India's western Gujarat state as well as Kashmir as part of Pakistan --is flashed before their prime-time bulletins.

Now, media body forces channels to air map showing Junagadh in India's Gujarat as part of Pakistan

Doubts crept in around Greenland, which looked so good it was frankly suspicious, and questions soon spread all over the map: about the wormholes, the handwriting and, most important, the weirdly crumbling ink.

Yale says its Vinland map, once called a medieval treasure, is fake

Australia said it has teamed up with the United States and Canada to launch an interactive map of deposits of rare earths and other critical minerals that are expected to be in hot demand as the world moves to cleaner forms of energy.

Australia, US and Canada launch interactive map for critical minerals

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