Maps, scales and other tools tell of Europeans’ attempts to make sense of race, geography and the novel plants and landscapes in the New World. A 1960 photograph shows a “body box" used to measure ...

It's easy to measure the distance between multiple points on Google Maps on your phone or computer. Here's how to do it.

A decade and a half after California voters stripped lawmakers of the ability to draw the boundaries of congressional districts, Gov. Gavin Newsom and fellow Democrats are pushing to take that ...