'Gulf of Fragile Masculinity.' MapQuest allows users to rename the Gulf of America. Here's how
MapQuest appears to be poking fun at President Trump's recent rebranding of the Gulf of America. Some social media users are ...
Cuttlefish adjust their shape and color to suit conditions when seeking prey, study shows
A small team of marine biologists at the University of Bristol, in the U.K., working with a colleague from the Regional Research and Innovation Agency of West Papua, Indonesia, has found that wild ...
Vietnam government publishes map of its Gulf of Tonkin baseline
Vietnam's foreign ministry published a map defining its baseline claim in the Gulf of Tonkin, where it shares a maritime border with China, which it said on Friday was to help protect and enforce its ...
A defence treaty with PNG might seem like a ‘win’ for Australia. But there are 4 crucial questions to answer
No Australian government has offered PNG a binding security guarantee in the past. The current government must address four ...
Australia, Papua New Guinea begin talks on full defence treaty
Australia and Papua New Guinea said on Thursday they would begin talks on a full defence treaty between the two countries.
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Russia is expanding its influence in Africa as democracy wanes, with military strongmen carrying out coups and the United ...
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Filipinos in Papua New Guinea warned amid rising security risks
Filipinos working and living in Papua New Guinea (PNG) are advised to exercise heightened caution amid a surge of violent ...
National Weather Service changes maps to read Gulf of America instead of Gulf of Mexico
The name change to Gulf of America is the first since the 1540s where various maps referred to it as the Mexican Gulf, Golpho ...
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The Most Elusive Birds in the World (And Where to Find Them)
Ah, the thrill of the chase! Spotting an elusive bird is a birder's dream. These feathered phantoms can be tricky to find, ...
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Charles Gaines Maps the Meanings of Ancient Baobab Trees in Meticulous Charts
Gnarled trunks and spindly offshoots both layer atop and are masked by Gaines' sequences, all viewed through sheets of ...
From Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America, New Amsterdam to New York: The politics behind name changes
Geographical name changes can be a result of a shift in regimes, indigenous movements, decolonisation, or political factors.
As a meteorologist, I couldn’t do my job without maps and names of places. One stands out.
Alonso Álvarez de Pineda made the first map labeling those waters as the Gulf of Mexico in 1519. Before that, you likely ...