Researchers have produced the first global map showing how ocean tides travel upstream into coastal rivers, a dataset that ...

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Cartographers rely on the authority of maps to communicate locations, guide navigation at sea, and shape people’s perceptions of Earth. However, because all flat maps have compromises built into them, ...

If you’re looking for some Red Planet real estate, there’s a new tool that could help you pick out the very best spot. Caltech scientists have created a nearly complete global map of Mars at an ...

Cartographer Robert Szucs uses satellite data to make stunning art that shows which oceans waterways empty into Shi En Kim - Reporter Ocean drainage basins of the ...

In a short communication published in Science Bulletin on Oct. 31, 2022, a team led by scientists from Shandong University presents a global lithologic map of the Moon with the highest resolution (at ...

The African Union has endorsed the #CorrectTheMap Campaign, a call for the United Nations and the wider global community to use a different kind of world map. The campaign currently has over 4,500 ...