Nazi child concentration camp where prisoners were tortured to death is recreated in interactive map

The horrors of Nazi Germany‘s only concentration camp for children have been brought to life in harrowing detail as part of a chilling new visualisation.     Researchers from Poland’s Institute of National Remembrance painstakingly pieced together the layout of the Preventive Security Police Camp for Polish Youth in Lodz, where hundreds of children were beaten and … Read more

Interactive map shows location of hundreds of UK locations that have managed to avoid a fatality

An interactive map which shows coronavirus deaths by postcode reveals hundreds of towns and villages have managed to avoid a single fatality during the pandemic. Looking at the map, from Office for National Statistics data, reveals large swathes of Wales, South West and East England have remained unscathed by the virus which has blighted the majority of … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Interactive map shows fatalities by postcode

An interactive map which reveals coronavirus deaths by postcode shows that people living in the poorest parts of England and Wales are dying at more than double the rate of those in affluent areas.  The map, included in the latest Office for National Statistics report, found that the most deprived regions suffered 55 deaths per 100,000 … Read more

Scientists create the first geological map of the lunar surface

Rocking all over the Moon: Scientists create the first geological map of the lunar surface showing exactly what our nearest neighbour is made of to help NASA plan future missions The lunar map used data from Apollo missions and recent satellite observations  It shows a mixture of elevation and rock type information for the entire … Read more

Interactive map reveals most New York City sidewalks are too narrow for social distancing

Governor Andrew Cuomo has repeatedly scolded New Yorkers for not practicing social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic, but a new map reveals it may be impossible to follow. The interactive map shows every sidewalk in the Big Apple and its surrounding boroughs. Users hover over a street of their choice and are shown the width … Read more

Rise and shrine! Direct flights to Japan’s Osaka will put this heavenly region on the map 

Hiro raises his bare thigh and slams his foot on the ground spreading ripples across his man mountain of a body. He bows at his opponent and, in a vision of manboobs and giant wedgies, they engage in combat; wrestling, pushing, heaving and tugging until one emerges victorious. Suddenly, it’s my turn. I step into … Read more