A tiny satellite showed it can take high-res pics from space
Tokyo-based startup ArkEdge Space claims it has snapped what is “probably” the highest quality images of Earth taken by a ...
Map wars in the Middle East: How cartographers charted and helped shape a regional conflict
This is not exclusive to the Middle East – “map wars” are underway across the globe. Some of the more well-known examples ...
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The Search to Find the Remains of Homo Erectus in a Vanishing Landscape
A paleontologist journeys through Indonesia’s Riau Archipelago in search of our earliest ancestors, and uncovers how ...
Dutch space instrument SPEXone produces world map of aerosols
NASA launched its PACE climate satellite with the Dutch aerosol instrument SPEXone onboard. A full year of observations now ...
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NASA's Europa Clipper snaps its 1st starry image en route to Jupiter's icy moon
This week, NASA released the first image from the Europa Clipper spacecraft's voyage. The image is a mosaic of a star field, created from three shots the solar-powered orbiter captured in December of ...
Archaeologists Just Found the Oldest 3D Map in the World
Experts just found a 3D map that was carved into quartz sandstone likely 13,000 years ago. Located within the famed Segognole ...
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An African strontium map sheds light on the origins of enslaved people
While genetic tests can reveal the ancestry of enslaved individuals, strontium analysis can now home in on where they actually grew up.
New archaeological museum contains original marble map from Ancient Rome
New archaeological museum contains original marble map from Ancient Rome - Visitors can walk over the map in the museum in the Italian capital ...