Mapping

Darpa is often described as the “mad science” wing of the Defense Department. They’re the ones who have a history of…

Depending on whom you ask (and where you live), the average American spends between 17 and 33 minutes each way…

We’ve seen a lot of good maps of Earth’s polar regions of late. A map that shows the thickness of the entire…

The world is rapidly becoming more urban, but as cities grow in size, their impact on Earth’s biodiversity grows in…

Does it feel like your neck of the woods has already received mountains of snowfall this winter? Then you’ll…

Ever since Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, a grassroots network of volunteers has been helping the island…

PHILADELPHIA—In a brightly-lit seminar room above a gym at the University of Pennsylvania, Girmaye Misgna stands…

iRobot, the maker of Roomba, made big news this week when an interview with its CEO mentioned plans to sell the map…

An unprecedented collaboration involving 20 countries, 75 institutions, and over 250 marine geologists has yielded a…

We are visual beings: Our perception of the world is intrinsically tied to our ability to perceive light. But what…

A series of beautiful digital terrain maps, created by the US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and the N…

What lies beneath the deep blue sea? So much more than you might think.

This story takes place far inside the Arctic Circle but, no, it’s not about Santa Claus. What it is about is truly…

Thanks to a super-sensitive new tool, NASA can now see exactly where air pollution is increasing and decreasing–down…

Statistically, the coldest days of the year should be a pretty simple thing to map. So why does this map look so…

Yes, Bing Maps does still exist, and thanks to a brand-new update, you might even have a reason to use it again.

There are more than 2,250 satellites orbiting the Earth right now. But that abstract number didn’t prepare me for…

A glorious, glorious heatwave is keeping most of the US toasty right now, but the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…

Laser scanning has helped England do everything from discovering new things about Stonehenge to planning better flood…

Car alarms, jackhammers, barking dogs, drunken brawls outside your window—ah, the sounds of the city. Urban living…