Map scales close map scaleThe ratio of the length of a feature on a map to the same length in real life. are often written as a ratio, eg 1 : 250,000. They can also be written using measurements, eg 2 ...

It is not always possible to draw objects, such as a building, using the real-life measurements, as they are too big or in other cases, too small. Instead, a scale drawing is used to recreate ...

There's a lot of space in space. That's the point hammered in by this huge to-scale map of the solar system, If The Moon Were Only 1 Pixel, created by the interactive designer Josh Worth. The map is ...

Sometimes even being in a big city can be enough to make you feel small. But looking up into the empty vastness of space, the sheer size of the universe is almost impossible to comprehend. This ...

A new study refines our understanding of a human skill -- the ability to instantaneously assess a new environment and get oriented thanks to visual cues. A new study published this week in the journal ...