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How to pull off a tech-free family vacation the whole family will enjoy

It’s a full-blown modern challenge to get through even an hour of the day without using technology. So considering...

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Climate change is causing spring to come earlier in national parks

Each year, more than 1.5 million people attend the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. to glimpse...

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This map shows how uninformed Trump’s global warming tweet is

If it's cold outside, it proves global warming is false, right? That seems to be President Donald Trump's logic,...

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Interactive map reveals site of fracking accidents across the US

Concerned about the safety of fracking operations in your area? An interactive map created by the environmental...

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Google maps the solar system for armchair space travelers

Google has recently added 12 celestial bodies to its Google Maps application. Although armchair space travelers...

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Awesome new animation envisions Earth in 250 million years

Earth in 250 million years won't be the planet we know and love today. Plate tectonics theory reveals how plates...

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NASA map shows how climate change has set the world on fire

Devastating wildfires have blazed through Portugal, Canada, and Siberia this summer - with some people beginning...

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New subway-style map shows how US rivers connect cities and national parks

When we think of transportation in the United States, we don't always think of rivers. But according to designer...

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New map provides clues into 500-million-year mystery in Earth’s past

1,000 to 520 million years ago, Earth's climate was undergoing dramatic changes. From icy extremes in what some...

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It took more than 25 years to build this incredible walkable world map

You'd need around 11 years to walk around the globe - if you can walk on water. But a world map in Denmark makes...

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Boston public schools phase in new map to decolonize curriculum

The global map on which all your geographical knowledge is based probably wasn't as accurate as you thought. For...

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Google Street View takes you inside the fiery depths of an active volcano

Have you ever seen an active volcano up close? Most of us haven't had the opportunity, but now thanks to Google...

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New map reveals the world’s most toxic countries

Just about every country in the world grapples with pollution, no matter how rich or poor they are. But you may...

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Google Timelapse shows how humans have destroyed Earth over 32 years

Google recently updated their Earth Timelapse, which reveals the devastating impact human beings had on Earth between...

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Sheep enlisted to bring ‘Google Street View’ to remote Faroe Islands

Between Norway and Iceland rests an archipelago of 18 little isles called the Faroe Islands. The residents want...

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New NASA study reveals just how fast New Orleans is sinking

New Orleans has battled severe weather in the form of hurricanes and floods, and new research shows that the city is sinking...

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15-year-old student discovers lost Mayan city

A 15-year-old student from Quebec appears to have made an incredible discovery. William Gadoury theorized that...

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This Satellite Map from NASA and NOAA Shows All the World’s Vegetation

Just how much greenery covers the Earth? Now we have an answer, thanks to a new interactive map produced by NASA...

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Track the Single Use Plastic Bag Ban Movement with This Interactive Map

There isn't a one-size-fits-all approach to the single use plastic bag issue since the finer points of each problem...

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Metropolitan Cityscapes: Incredibly Intricate City Maps Carved Into Sheets of Paper

Australian-German duo Chauntelle Trinh and Eckard Buscher have captured the urban identity of 16 cities from across...

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