Though it has some of the world's most significant reserves, Latin America has not emerged as a key player in the rare earth ...

Tom PattersonThe Equal Earth map projection. An accurate world map is something that has evaded cartographers for centuries. But this new design just might make distorted maps a thing of the past.

But officials at Meadowbrook Apartments in west Lawrence – the ultimate centerpoint on the opening Google Earth map – were thrilled. The complex, at the intersection of Bob Billings Parkway ...