How Names on Maps Get Changed—and Who Gets to Decide
The Gulf of Mexico and Denali mountain are having their names changed by the US government. Here's why that matters to locals ...
‘The Americas’ Examines the Continent’s Wildlife in a ‘Whole New Way’
Aided by drones, diving cameras, and ingenious jury-rigged tech, The Americas follows various species close-up, from tiny honeypot ants to the world’s largest-ever animal, the blue whale, documenting ...
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What do countries call themselves? The stories behind their original names
This vast linguistic diversity influences how nations refer to themselves, with many using names in their native languages ...
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Scientists Claim Earth Has Six Continents, Not Seven – Here's Why
For centuries, the world has accepted the idea that Earth is divided into seven continents: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, and South America. However, a recent study is ...
Mexico is threatening legal action against Google over 'Gulf of America' map changes following Trump's order
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the label should only include the waters under US jurisdiction, not the entire gulf.
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Fewer forest fires burn in North America today than in the past--and that's a bad thing
Fewer wildfires burn in North American forests today than in previous centuries, increasing the risk of more severe wildfires, according to research published in Nature Communications. The findings ...
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Encyclopaedia Britannica explains decision not to rename Gulf of Mexico amid controversy
Encyclopaedia Britannica weighed in over renaming the Gulf of Mexico and said, 'We serve an international audience, a ...
Tree rings and fire scars show fewer forest fires burn in North America today than in the past
Fewer wildfires burn in North American forests today than in previous centuries, increasing the risk of more severe wildfires ...
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Canada-Wide Snapshot of Earth's Crust Reveals How the North American Continent Developed: UBC, Lithoprobe Research
A sweeping synthesis of two decades worth of data from Canada's major earth sciences project has yielded an unprecedented geological map ... North America that offers researchers a glimpse back in ...
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Mason man runs seven marathons in seven days across seven continents
A local marathon runner took on the World Marathon Challenge, or Great World Race.His journey took him across seven continents to ... bringing him home to North America - where his family cheered ...
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The Earth could get a new ocean and continent a lot sooner than we thought
About 250 million years ago, you could pretty easily walk from what is now Australia to North America – with a pit stop in Antarctica. This was when the Earth was one continent called Pangaea ...
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Google Maps will rename Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America in US
The change in name will only appear for Google Maps users in the US. Google also said its US app users would see North America's highest mountain, Mount Denali, revert to its previous name of ...