An ever-evolving map of everything on Earth 05:48 An action plan for solving the climate crisis 11:37 Alayna VaughanWhy do some people snore so loudly 04:21 AI isn't as smart as you think — but it could be 18:22 A tailored history of who wears what — and why 11:04 A...
time was also of the essence. The Centre Hospitalier Aiguilles-Queyras, located in the Alps near the Italian border, is the highest-elevation hospital in France, sporting a complex roofline that’s tricky to map—with subfreezing temperatures (5 degrees Fahrenheit) in midwinter when the team arr...
On April 1, 1865 the 161-foot vessel struck a snag less than a mile from the village of DeSoto, Nebraska Territory. The site of the wreck is now part of the DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge. Although the boat sank in ten minutes, no lives were lost. The Bertrand was one of more than...
On the Map It lies in an outlet of the Missouri River calledLake Desoto. When Did It Go Down? credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife via YouTube When Did It Go Down? The Steamer was packed full of supplies that were destined for Montana territory, sadly it never made it that far. It hit...
The driver honked at me (see marker A on the attached map) when I was in the right-most lane on northbound Dearborn Street 50-100 feet north of Lake Street (a violation of Illinois Public Act 096-1007). Then the driver passed recklessly close to me (within 12 inches) 50-100 feet af...
Worthington Industries recalled over 29 million gas cylinders in February 2012 due to a potential fire hazard. Three different types of cylinders—the Map Pro, propylene, and MAPP—had seals that could leak, and therefore start a fire, after torches were disconnected from them. ...
CBSN On Assignment: Guns of Chicago How U.S. gun deaths compare to other countries Effective policing of the underground gun market could help to separate guns from everyday violent crime. Currently it is rare for those who provide guns to offenders to face any legal consequences, and changing...
Coffeehouses – set up adjacent to traditional military towns by civilians and veterans – were countercultural, antiwar spaces where thousands of GIs congregated.[1]They provided infrastructure and direction for the growth of troop dissent and were central to its expansion. The history of the GI...
Most of the maps I’ve written about over the past year have been maps setting out the geographic formations of the world—regardless of how skewed the map-maker might have made the map in order to influence the beliefs of others. But some maps are made to represent truth and to save ...
But maps are much more than simply tools to convey or obscure information. Maps are a part of our psyche so deeply engrained that the map metaphor has seeped deep into our culture. Cervantes wrote ‘Journey all over the universe in a map, without the expense and fatigue of travelling, with...