Maps
A Research Ship Is Hunting Meteorite Fragments Off the Coast of Washington
The research ship E/V Nautilus is combing through samples and sediment hoping to recover the first space rock from the ocean floor
The Visionary John Wesley Powell Had a Plan for Developing the West, But Nobody Listened
Powell’s foresight might have prevented the 1930s dust bowl and perhaps, today’s water scarcities
Teaching Refugees How To Map Their World Could Have Huge Benefits
A pilot project trained Syrian refugees at a Jordan camp to create maps—an invaluable tool in a natural disaster or humanitarian crisis
This Is the Longest Straight-Line Ocean Path Around the Earth
But don't go hauling your boats out just yet
Thirty-Seven Warblers in a Hundred Days
A Smithsonian ornithologist follows the songbird migration north from the Gulf of Mexico. A new book tells his story
Researchers Are Tracing Wabanaki Canoe Routes in New Brunswick
The First Nation routes were ancient “highways” that traversed rivers, creeks and streams
Google Japan Now Has Street View From a Dog's Perspective
It's like riding an Akita around Japan
This Newly Digitized 16th-Century Planisphere Is the Largest-Known Early Map
Explore continents, islands and unicorns with scholar Urbano Monte's epic map that's been digitally pieced together by Stanford’s David Rumsey Map Center
Scientist Autopsy the Aftermath of the Largest Underwater Volcanic Eruption of the Last Century
In 2012, miles of floating rock appeared in the Pacific. Now, scientists have studied the Havre seamount eruption that caused the mysterious pumice 'raft'
The True History of Luke Skywalker's Monastic Retreat
A Smithsonian Librarian delves into centuries of maps and manuscripts to discover ancient stories of this sacred place and sanctuary
New Map Reveals What Lies Below Greenland's Ice
This map of 'naked' Greenland is the most detailed yet and can help in refining climate predictions
Behold the Newly Digitized 400-Year-Old Codex Quetzalecatz
The manuscript dates back to the late 1500s, and was recently acquired by the Library of Congress
Conservationists Give New Life to 350-Year-Old Map of Australia
Created in 1663, the map reflects early knowledge of a mysterious continent
Three Things to Know About Benjamin Banneker's Pioneering Career
Banneker was a successful almanac-maker and self-taught student of mathematics and astronomy
Google Earth Leads to Discovery of 400 Stone "Gates" in Saudi Arabia
Amateur researchers first came across the rock structures in 2004. Four years later, after seeing them again on Google Earth, they decided to investigate
Now You Can Virtually Visit Quttinirpaaq National Park, One of the Most Remote Places on Earth
Google Street Views records the wonders of the northerly jewel
This Mapping Tool Could Help Wilderness Firefighters Plan Escape Routes
Firefighters may soon get safety help from a new technology that assesses terrain and plots a course out
Jane Squire and the Longitude Wars
The sixteenth-century debate over how to determine longitude had a lot of participants—and one woman
Explore the Secret Lives of Animals With These Marvelous Maps
A new book considers how sophisticated tracking technology and the data it collects can improve conservation strategies
This Is What Global Dissent Sounds Like
A new project maps almost 200 recordings taken in 27 different countries over the past 26 years
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