COPENHAGEN, Denmark, and REDMOND, Wash. — Dec. 14, 2009 — As part of its initiative to use technology to improve access to timely, accurate and relevant environmental data, Microsoft Corp. today ...

Apple Maps transit directions are now expanding their reach across Europe. The feature was previously available in only a handful of regions outside the United States. It can now be enjoyed in cities ...

Those on the other side of the Atlantic this week are facing boiling temperatures as a heatwave engulfs much of Western Europe. Many countries are expected to see record-breaking highs on Monday and ...

When he was growing up in communist Bulgaria, graphic designer Yanko Tsvetkov became obsessed with maps. Atlases were among the few colorful books he had access to, and he spent hours tracing the maps ...

Because the world is a sphere, it is difficult to accurately project this on a two-dimensional map. When the world is flattened to fit on a piece of paper it is distorted. This makes some countries ...