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Neil deGrasse Tyson triangulated a real-world location for Barbie World using the position of the...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAstrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson thinks he's triangulated the position of Barbie World.Courtesy of...
How we traveled before GPS—and how the technology affects our brains
Stacker via AOL· 2 months agoCanva If it feels like GPS has been around forever, that's because it has. Well, at least the human...
Geologist Marie Tharp mapped the ocean floor and helped solve one of science's biggest controversies
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 9 months agoMarie Tharp at her drafting table in Lamont Hall, circa 1961.Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and...
Around The World In 105 Geography Trivia Questions (and Answers)
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIf you think you are the most knowledgeable geography nerd in your friend group, there’s only one...
Marie Tharp pioneered mapping the bottom of the ocean 6 decades ago – scientists are still learning...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTharp with an undersea map at her desk. Rolled sonar profiles of the ocean floor are on the shelf...
Why Cocoa Farmers Are GPS Mapping Where Their Beans Are Grown
The Wall Street Journal· 3 weeks agoA new European Union law that aims to make chocolate more sustainable has left farmers racing to map...
A $7.5-million find: Overlooked Getty estate sale map turns out to be 14th century treasure
LA Times via Yahoo News· 7 months agoLa Jolla map dealer Alex Clausen knew there was something unusual about the nautical chart he...
The Rebelle is one of the toughest off-road rallies in the world
Jalopnik via Yahoo News· 8 months agoYou’re in the middle of the California desert. The GPS on your SUV has been disabled. There’s a...
New studies find more evidence of Covid’s origin from Wuhan’s ‘wet market’
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoScientists have provided more evidence to substantiate the theory that the Huanan market in Wuhan,...
Education Association: Proposed standards too difficult for early learners, too easy for upper-grade...
The Daily Republic, Mitchell, S.D. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 18—PIERRE — A premier group of educators is expressing concern surrounding newly released educational standards for social studies classes in South Dakota's public schools, saying the proposal ...