A new digital map of the road network that once connected the Roman Empire has been created, revealing a staggeringly vast ...

THE first of these works is by a long way the best and most convenient geological map of the British Isles, both for lecturers and students; and this new and greatly revised edition has added ...

Many people in the UK feel a strong sense of regional identity, and it now appears that there may be a scientific basis to this feeling, according to a landmark new study into the genetic makeup of ...

IN the University of Gottingen there is apparently the only copy of a map of the British Isles published in 1603 by John Woutneel and engraved by William Kip. It is a large sheet cut into four and ...

This is a genetic map of the British Isles, based on work by Professor Jim Wilson from the University of Edinburgh's Usher Institute and MRC Human Genetics Unit. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are ...

Google Maps is terrible at offering walking and hiking trails in its app. So I've resorted to using OpenStreet Map to avoid ...

Establishing the difference between Great Britain, the British Isles and the United Kingdom can cause confusion even among Britons. The region, off the northwest coast of mainland Europe, has a ...

A map detailing levels of a naturally occurring radioactive gas on the Isle of Man has identified homes with higher readings. Radon is found in all buildings and the amount present depends on the land ...

Just as waterfront mansions are status symbols for today's rich and famous, ancient artificial islands in the British Isles known as crannogs may have been used by elites to display their power and ...