The United States of America is a complex nation with a long and fascinating history that could never be captured in a single ...

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...

U.S. Google Maps results for "Gulf of Mexico," automatically changed to "Gulf of America" and showing the location's label as "Gulf of America." Credit: Mashable screenshot / Google Late last month, ...

Apple's macOS Maps app showing the Gulf of Mexico labelled as such, with a popup calling it the Gulf of America. Credit: Mashable screenshot: Apple Apple Maps has quietly been updated to change the ...

Admit it, once Google Earth was rolled out, you absolutely took a disproportionate amount of time checking out all the localities and areas on it to see if you can find something nostalgic, cool, or ...

Can we expunge history by changing names on a map? Borders on our current world map have shifted in the past in response to new geopolitical realities, some reaching back into old vocabulary to name ...

Right now, if you’re looking at Google Maps from Europe, the name of the body of water bound to the east by Florida, Cuba, and the Yucatan Peninsula, and to the west by Texas and Mexico, is listed as ...

Looking at county election results shows the geography of America’s partisan divide. Robert Vanderbei The United States isn’t mostly red or mostly blue. It’s mostly purple. That’s what I’ve learned ...