Hyrule is one of the most iconic settings in the history of video games. The Legend of Zelda players have been poring over it in one way or another for almost 30 years now. So when a serious fan sets out to make a faithful rendition of its map, you know he means business. » 7/30/14 6:30pm Yesterday 6:30pm

The Florida Museum of Natural History has a neat tool available on their website: an interactive map of every single (reported) shark attack, worldwide, since 1580. (There aren't nearly as many as you might think!) » 7/30/14 5:58pm Yesterday 5:58pm

The Opportunity rover landed on Mars way back in 2004. Now, NASA reports that it's clocked up 25.01 miles of driving on the Red Planet—setting a record for the longest distance a vehicle has driven outside Earth. » 7/29/14 7:46am Tuesday 7:46am

Overall, most states in the U.S. have a balanced cat-dog ratio. But, it's a different story when you look at the rest of the world, where the loyalty of some countries clearly favors one type of furry companion over the other. » 7/28/14 4:40pm Monday 4:40pm

Ann Frazier of Fear The Fin has put together this map showing the expansion, relocation, and logo changes of NHL franchises from 1917 to the present. The '90s were a strange time. » 7/28/14 6:53pm Monday 6:53pm

If you're like us, you might've looked at a globe of the Earth in elementary school long before the days of Google Earth and wondered just what that strange looking figure eight thing on its side was. » 7/26/14 2:45pm Saturday 2:45pm

It's incredibly sad that we can basically paint the map of our world just by using the locations of all terrorism acts since 1970. The brightest parts of the map show the areas of the world that have to deal with so much tragedy. The darkest parts are 'safe' because so few people live there. » 7/25/14 9:16pm Friday 9:16pm

It's been a tough summer for drought in the United States and the latest news isn't going to make it it any better. Because it turns out that it's not just the surface that's drying up. There's a drought happening underneath us too. » 7/24/14 12:30pm 7/24/14 12:30pm

The Google Maps app has proved invaluable for the intrepid urban explorer in navigating the city. Now a new update for iOS and Android can provide specific contextual details about what's around you depending on your location, time of day, and even the weather. So if it's raining (or about to), it will warn against… » 7/23/14 7:46pm 7/23/14 7:46pm

The Federal Aviation Administration has been dragging its heels on drafting drone regulations, lots of people are confused about, where it's okay to fly their small aircraft. Using OpenStreetMap and government data, the wizards at MapBox created an interactive map to clear the air. » 7/23/14 6:39pm 7/23/14 6:39pm