David Savage probably never expected to look down and see someone else’s hand attached to his right arm. Neither did he anticipate using the strange appendage to illuminate how the brain works. But ...

Last month, I asked Slate readers to send me their hand-drawn maps. The request was part of my series on signs, the tools that professionals use to orient us and direct us from point A to point B. But ...

On the East Coast, where people "don't have a good idea of what the rest of the country looks like," it's helpful, in conversation, to have a map. So Glen Lindeke drew one. Now his maps (two, in fact) ...

Those of you who follow me on Twitter or Instagram (@PGLocal4) periodically see me post one of my hand-analyzed maps…I usually do this if an impactful storm is approaching. There’s a lot of interest ...

BOSTON, Sept 13 (Reuters Life) - As high-tech mapping services such as Garmin, Google and MapQuest make finding directions easier than ever, a new movement has revived interest in maps made by hand, ...

The brain holds space for a missing limb, even years after it’s gone. For three women who underwent planned hand amputations, brain scans revealed remarkably durable maps of hand areas, lasting for ...

With 2020 behind us, Keith Myrmel wants folks to get outside and go hiking — and he’s made maps of some of the best trails in the Upper Midwest. The Arden Hills cartographer, who’s sold thousands of ...

As high-tech mapping services such as Garmin, Google and MapQuest make finding directions easier than ever, a new movement has revived interest in maps made by hand, as a route toward personal ...

I recently stumbled onto Jack Kerouac's hand-drawn map from the hitchhiking trip that ultimately became On the Road. It's simple, just a few lines and some notes. But it's not more than that; it's ...