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Indo-Pacific Map Shows Where US Bombers Operate Outside of America
The U.S. has deployed its bombers to five Indo-Pacific locations that are outside the continental U.S., a Newsweek map shows.
20 of the Strangest Maps Ever Created
Odd cartographic creations like ‘Fool’s Cap Map of the World,’ ‘Leo Belgicus,’ and ‘The Porcineograph’ make the classic ...
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The Impossibly Intertwined History of the Americas
A conversation with Greg Grandin about his groundbreaking new book America, América: A New History of the New World.
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North America May Be Dripping Away Deep under the Midwest
A long-lost slab of Earth’s crust may be pulling away the bottom of the oldest part of North America, scientists say ...
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North America is sinking down into the Earth’s mantle
A study published in the journal Nature Geoscience has revealed a subtle yet significant phenomenon beneath the North ...
Native American names extend the earthquake history of northeastern North America
In 1638, an earthquake in what is now New Hampshire and Plymouth, Massachusetts, left colonists stumbling from the strong ...
‘STOP the American takeover of Canada!’ — Inspiration and humour from a London, Ont. art movement
The work of London, Ont., artist Greg Curnoe, and the the art scene and city he was part of offer creative inspiration for ...
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NBC4 is behind the scenes of North America Trek at the Columbus Zoo
Phase one of North America Trek is opening soon with exciting new additions for the viewing public and animals alike. “Every single day a little bit more gets done and you start to see this spac ...
Map shows Chicagoland as prime viewing location for Lyrid meteor shower
The Lyrid meteor shower—also known as the April Lyrids—is an annual meteor shower that typically occurs between April 15 and ...
Cicada Brood XIV is coming. See map of where they'll emerge this year.
Brood XIV is one of 15 broods of periodical cicadas that emerge every 13 or 17 years. This year they'll be in states such as ...
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Introduced trees are becoming more common in the eastern United States, while native diversity declines
In a new study, researchers used more than 5 million measurements from individual trees across much of eastern North America and showed the rate at which introduced species are spreading has increased ...