Gilbert H. Grosvenor, National Geographic magazine’s founding editor, is credited with saying: A map is the greatest of all epic poems. Its lines and colors show the realization of great dreams.

However, the knowledge gap regarding their distribution information impedes scientists to map their biogeographic regions. "A ...

These areas are known by different names throughout the world. They can look desolate, generally containing few or no trees, except in areas along rivers and streams. But they are vibrant ...

The Current Radar map shows areas of current precipitation (rain, mixed, or snow). The map can be animated to show the previous one hour of radar.

A new atlas by human rights groups assessed tree cover and biodiversity hotspots on lands belonging to Afro-descendant ...

Four additional Smithsonian museums are located within a mile and a half (2.4 km) of the National Mall, and three other Smithsonian museums are in surrounding neighborhoods accessible by public ...

Biogeographic regions reflect the organization of biotas over long evolutionary timescales. Here the authors show that climate change will lead to the persistence of some biogeographic regions and ...

A U.S. district court judge ruled against Republican leaders who sought to bar federal monitors from polling sites in St. Louis County on Election Day. Why do voters in some U.S. states have more ...

‘Oakland is already burning under her watch,’ the spokesman for the recall effort told National Review. ‘It’s a city on fire.’ ‘Age and gender are the two most dynamic factors that are ...

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A long stretch of the Murray River and the massive Macquarie Marshes wetland in NSW could soon be designated "threatened ...