A talented group of Minecraft players have managed to build a full to-scale replica of New York City in the game. This ...

The Indonesian government has scrapped a plan to retire a major coal-fired power plant, after having promised for years to do ...

A newer D.C. outpost near the White House remains open. 5335 Wisconsin Avenue NW Georgetown: Sprinkles, the ...

The Pacific Northwest has a rainy reputation. But not like this. An onslaught of destructive weather in December has broken records, flooded rivers, forced evacuations, caused widespread power outages ...

Old maps are rife with phantom islands. Sometimes these nonexistent landmasses come about because of mistakes made by sailors or cartographers; sometimes they can be traced back to folklore or legends ...

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PORTLAND, Maine — For many of us, GPS has been a game changer - a tap, a voice, a turn-by-turn path, will get you there. But there is something special about a physical map that the GPS in your car or ...

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The town of Palm Beach has launched a new interactive Historic Resources Map. Users can view historic landmarks, trees, scenic vistas and historical markers. A future update will add designation ...

Five years ago, archaeologists announced they had discovered a massive Maya structure in southeastern Mexico. Built between 1000 and 800 B.C.E., the complex is known as Aguada Fénix, and researchers ...