‘I wanted to do something cool’: Meet the man who made the Minnesota-shaped forest
Only a few pilots noticed at first until Google Earth launched in 2001 and a satellite photo of the state-shaped forest went ...
14 gorgeous photos of Earth from above
Sitting in the middle of the Iranian plateau, the Dasht-e Kavir, or Great Salt Desert, is the planet’s 24th largest desert.
Explore the History of Any Place on Earth With This Interactive Map
Fortunately, there’s an interactive map that can help with that. As Boing Boing explains, TimeMap.org combines the what, who, ...
Sunken worlds under the Pacific? Scientists are BAFFLED by massive structures found deep beneath the ocean that 'shouldn't exist'
Scientists at ETH Zurich and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have found massive structures deep beneath the Pacific waters that 'shouldn't exist'.
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Updated wildfire hazard map provides landowners, policymakers with objective data to inform wildfire management strategies
The Oregon Department of Forestry today released final versions of statewide wildfire hazard and wildland-urban interface maps developed by Oregon State University scientists.
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If we want to live on other worlds, we’re going to need new clocks
Between NASA, other space agencies, and the commercial space sector, there are some truly ambitious plans for humanity’s ...
Archaeologists find 3MILLION-year-old tools at site dubbed 'the cradle of humankind'
Archaeologists have discovered some of the first-ever tools used on Earth at a site dubbed 'the cradle of humankind.' They found 3mn-year-old knives made from stones.