The Scottish Open has become a significant event on the golf schedule ever since it began serving as a partner tournament ...

R esearchers have now decoded a Babylonian tablet, which is thought to be the oldest map of the world. It was created between ...

What it is: A clay tablet inscribed with the oldest known map of the ancient world Where it is from: Abu Habba (Sippar), an ancient Babylonian city in what is now Iraq When it was made: Approximately ...

World map with the British Empire highlighted in red, Mercator projection. Author: Colomb, J.C.R. Publisher: MacClure & Co. Date: 1886. Location: Great Britain. BY Ruben Pater In November 2014 ...

Map-making is usually considered a serious, objective endeavour. But these whimsical creations aren’t just fun – they also give surprising insight into the British psyche.

A mass evacuation is currently underway in Crete as wildfires continued to spread across the Greek holiday island.

KATHMANDU, Nepal — A British mountain guide has scaled Mount Everest Sunday for the 19th time breaking his own record for the most ascents of the world’s highest mountain by a non-Sherpa guide ...

Its vivid pictures of far-off lands captivated audiences when they were first published. And followers were keen to replicate Erhard Reiwich’s scenes of Venice and Jerusalem.

An Armed Forces Day parade has marked the bicentenary of British army map-making units. Hermitage in Berkshire was the home of 42 Engineer Regiment (Geographic) until 2014 and remains a base for ...

Scientists have deciphered the world’s oldest map — and they believe it may lead them to the location of Noah’s Ark.

NATO should look at skipping the requirement for Ukraine's Membership Action Plan (MAP) as part of its pathway to joining the alliance, British defence minister Ben Wallace said on Thursday.