An curved arrow pointing right. Scientists just used satellite data to compile the most accurate map of global light pollution at night. The effects of artificial light do much more than block out ...

A team of three mapmakers, led by J Richard Gott from Princeton University, have come up with a new kind of map that claims to be the most accurate, yet flat, depiction of the world yet.

In the world of science, researchers have recently crafted the most accurate map to date of Zealandia, a peculiar submerged landmass often referred to as the "8th continent". However, the concept ...