geography
Gravity Anomalies Lead to Discovery of Vast Unknown Mountain Ranges Under the Ocean
Scientists used satellites to detect surface disturbances from the gravitational pull of seamounts, discovering more than 20,000 underwater mountains.
If Countries’ Web Domains Were Land Masses, Earth Would Look Like This
This is how big countries would look if they were mapped according to the number of country code domain names registered.
The Roads of the Roman Empire as a Subway Map
All roads lead to Rome, and now you can understand them at a glance.
Dividing and Conquering the Cuisines of China
The lasting myth of China's "eight great cuisines" makes little sense when attempting to understand the country's enormous array of food traditions.
New York Rent Too Damn High? Try Delaware.
Born-and-raised New Yorker Jenna Lucente tells us why she quit the city, moved to Delaware, and learned to “slow down and to be truly present as a witness.”
New York Rent Too Damn High? Try Delaware. | #50StatesofArt
Born-and-raised New Yorker Jenna Lucente tells us why she quit the city, moved to Delaware, and learned to “slow down and to be truly present as a witness.”
New Simulations Predict the United States' Coming Climate Change Mass Migration
Rising sea levels are more than a coastal problem.
A Falkland Islands Twitter Account Is Argentina’s Biggest Troll
The account has a knack for getting underneath the skin of Aregentine Twitter users.
Ahoy! Set Sail on an Artists’ Residency in the Middle of the Ocean
And you might even be able to get back on dry land after!
Plate Tectonics Affects How Robots Navigate
Australia, it turns out, is not quite where maps think it is.
Welcome to Null Island, a Non-Place Located at 0°N 0°E
Something that has no value is often very different than 0.
After the Brexit, Texans Ask Why Not a Texit?
More than 261,000 Texans have signed a petition on Friday in favor of leaving the US.