Piri Reis, an Ottoman admiral and cartographer, is renowned for his world map created in 1513, which includes detailed representations of parts of Northern Africa. His work is significant not only ...

Look at any map pinned to a classroom wall, and you’ll notice that Greenland seems particularly large. It’s true that ... Greenland and Africa are shown as roughly the same size, although ...

In the twilight depths of the Gulf of Mexico, about as deep down as a football field is long, U.S. Navy divers carefully snip ...

Such a mission could let researchers peer through all the light there is, all the way back to the universe’s very first light ...

Artificial intelligence has become a cornerstone of biosurveillance, transforming how health systems detect and respond to ...

A remarkably preserved stegosaur skull is reshaping what scientists know about plated dinosaurs and their evolution across ...

At the Morgan Library, 15th-century illuminated atlases embody the medieval appetite for wonder and myth. If the past is a ...

Year after year, a colony of elephant seals arrives in Jackson Bay, on the islands of Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip of ...

Scientists and conservationists are harnessing advanced DNA technology, known as environmental DNA (eDNA), to deepen understanding of the wildlife and ecosystems within Akagera National Park--without ...

One of the biggest obstacles to harnessing Earth observation (EO) data is the immense time, cost, and expertise required to ...

Scientists discover gigantic hydrogen reserves dating back a million years beneath mountain ranges, boosting clean and ...

By Kristine Sabillo Researchers have released new maps documenting the “Great Nile Migration,” the Earth’s largest-known land ...