Geography 101

Studies Show Acid Rain May Make Trees Thirstier

The Forest Service created an artificial environment in a forest in West Virginia to study how acid rain could influence processes in that forest.

Himalayan Glacier Melt Mapped By Analyzing Old Spy Photographs

Declassified Cold War-era spy satellite photographs have shown how much the melting of hundreds of Himalayan glaciers has accelerated in recent decades.

Africa’s First Vertical Urban Forest

Vertical forests are buildings that integrate natural resources like trees, shrubs, and food-producing plants into spaces that can also be used as housing or offices.

What’s on the Other Side of the World?

The spot diametrically opposed to a location on Earth is called the antipode.

These Two Satellite Images Highlight the Disappearance of a Glacier

Okjökull was once a large glacier in Iceland located in western Iceland on top of the volcanic mountain Ok.

Cartopareidolia: Seeing People and Animals in Maps

Cartopareidolia is the phenomenon of seeing people and animals in maps.

Manhole Covers With Maps

Cities like Seattle, Chandigarh (India), and Oldenburg (Germany) have designed manhole covers with maps of their respective cities.

The Wide Impact of Tropical Cyclone Idai

The effects of Tropical cyclone Idai were felt as far south as South Africa

Blacklegged ticks position themselves at the tips of grasses to seek out their next blood meal such as from animals. Photo: Eugene Peretz, CC BY-SA 2.0

How Climate Change is Affecting Tick Season

As the global climate warms, it is more likely that some ticks will remain active through the warmer winters and can expand their habitats into new areas.

The First Color Images of the Earth from Space

The first color photographs of the full-disk view of the Earth were taken in 1967

These Two Species Are No Longer Extinct

Recently, two formerly extinct species were separately discovered to still be living.

Review | Maps (Poetry)

This slim book reminds us that maps are not just lines and images on a surface – on paper or a globe – they are also emotional passages into the remembering and the meaning of our lives.