Why does everything look flat even though the Earth is round?
Even from space, you wouldn’t detect something important about Earth’s shape: It’s not perfectly round. It’s actually a ...
Powerful new US-Indian satellite will track Earth's changing surface
Data from NISAR will improve our understanding of such phenomena as earthquakes, volcanoes, and landslides, as well as damage ...
Why NASA's SPHEREx mission will make 'Most colorful' cosmic map ever
NASA's SPHEREx mission won't be the first space telescope to observe hundreds of millions of stars and galaxies when it ...
A record number of US states are in drought during what may be Earth’s warmest year
Nearly 150 million Americans are impacted by the ongoing drought, according to the US Drought Monitor. Its map released at the end of October showed more than 54 percent of the contiguous US is in ...
Astronauts of the underworld: The scientists venturing into the deep, dark Earth
Blind spiders and whip scorpions, the future of climate change, photosynthesis in the dark – here's what the deepest places ...
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Wilderness Workshop celebrates 60 years of the Wilderness Act with local stories
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, Wilderness Workshop partnered with Writ Large’s Alya Howe to host “A ...
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Next-gen navigation without GPS: Maxar will match images to accurate 3D map
Maxar is developing 3D mapping technology that allows precise navigation by matching sensor data to an exact 3D map of the entire planet Earth.
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To-Go Thanksgiving Meals Done Well in D.C.
Looking to book a reservation to go out on Thanksgiving Day? Consider some of these sit-down options around town. Available ...
Location of 'Noah's Ark' is revealed as scientists decipher world's oldest map on 3,000-year-old Babylonian tablet
The world's oldest map guides travelers to 'Noah's Ark' that is believed to be on a mountain in Turkey. The 3,000-year-old clay tablet was etched with a writing system that used wedge-shaped symbols.
How a PhD Student Discovered a Lost Mayan City From Hundreds of Miles Away
WIRED spoke with the researchers responsible for the discovery of Valeriana, a lost Maya city in the middle of the jungle of ...
The ‘Rolex on the Wall’ That Kissinger, Reagan, and Sinatra Loved, but You’ve Never Heard Of
Ronald Reagan gave one to Mikhail Gorbachev. Gerald Ford was a fan. Bill Nye The Science Guy keeps one in his New York apartment. Henry Kissinger and Frank Sinatra both owned one. Malcolm Forbes had ...
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Scientists decipher 3,000-year-old map to find ‘location of Noah’s Ark’
Scientists have deciphered the world’s oldest map after years of study – and they believe they’ve unearthed the final resting ...