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From ancient aqueducts repurposed for modern use to ultra-absorbent “sponge cities”, European communities are testing ...
First European earth observation satellite designed to observe more than the atmosphere to be launched at night. A 3D view will be provided via infrared sensors.
Lone Wolf: Walking the Faultlines of Europe by Adam Weymouth Hutchinson Heinemann £18.99, 384 pages Join our online book group on Facebook at FT Books Café and follow FT Weekend on Instagram ...
Recent scholarship has concluded that Neanderthals made a second major migration from Eastern Europe to Central and Eastern Eurasia between 120,000 and 60,000 years ago. But the routes they took ...
In 2022, Western Europe experienced the largest surge in reported diphtheria infections in 70 years. Clinical and genomic data from the outbreak point toward transmission routes along established ...
Modern London Maps by Vincent Westbrook is out now from Batsford. Buy direct from the publisher, or via our Bookshop.org link (which sources from independent bookshops and gives us a tiny commission).
How JMW Turner helped shape the modern holiday map of Europe Travel was a crucial inspiration for the art of Turner, born 250 years ago – and in turn his paintings inspired the beginnings of tourism ...
An astounding map that has emerged from Germany’s general election has shown just how divided the nation at the heart of Europe is.
While major land-grabs certainly have been recorded in maps of the past, modern maps are documents that represent multilateral consensus, not a space to rehearse rebranding efforts.
In the years that Dublin has spent talking about a metro line – drawing coloured lines on maps and holding public hearings – Warsaw has built two lines.
Another East Asian map that more closely resembles modern maps when compared to the Jerusalem-centered maps being produced in Europe is Korea’s Honil Gangni Yeokdae Gukdo Ji Do, or Kangnido for ...
In an era dominated by GPS and digital navigation, it’s difficult to imagine a world where long-distance travel was possible without modern maps. Yet, the Romans, masters of engineering and logistics, ...