The bold question-askers at What If map out how a 40,000 km highway around the equator could revolutionize global travel.

Every map of the world that you have ever seen is inaccurate. Well, of course, you might think. How could they map out the world when it’s round, not flat?

Did you know that a hurricane or tropical storm has never crossed the equator? The reason behind this fascinating phenomenon lies in a meteorological principle related to the rotation of the Earth ...

This map bowed out the equator in an attempt to replicate the topography of a sphere and avoid stretching out areas far from the equator. It succeeds in presenting a more accurate view of the poles, ...

This bizarre fact went viral on Twitter after science communicator Hank Green retweeted a map posted by user @Bonecondor showing the routes and severity of hurricanes around the world, amassing 1. ...

The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter captured the first-ever images of the sun's south pole in March, which were ...