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America’s growing discord with Canada exemplifies the extraordinary damage President Trump is wreaking on the United States’ ...
In A Nutshell A major study of 42 years of data shows severe winter storms have shifted northwest, away from the traditional ...
Dengue is spreading in parts of the U.S. like California, Texas and Florida. Climate change and limited vaccine access raise concerns for a long-term threat.
Launched by UCLA and American Forests to combat heat-related deaths, the tool maps the shade infrastructure for over 360 U.S. cities.
The Midcontinent Rift is a giant tear that formed in what is now the U.S. Midwest 1.1 billion years ago. Nicknamed North America's "broken heart," it is filled with solidified magma and lava.
This map shows seismic speed in the Earth’s crust at 200 kilometers depth across the continental United States and portions of Central America and Canada.
Seismic mapping of North America has revealed that an ancient slab of crust buried beneath the Midwest is causing the crust above it to "drip" and suck down rocks from across the continent.
Google Maps has updated the name of the body of water previously known in the US as the "Gulf of Mexico" to the "Gulf of America" for US users following President Trump's executive order to rename it.
The body of water formerly known in the United States as the Gulf of Mexico is now listed for US-based users of Google Maps as the Gulf of America.
Google said it would follow the Trump administration in renaming the Gulf of Mexico once the new name is updated in government sources.
Google announced it will change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali to the Gulf of America and Mount McKinley, respectively, on Google Maps following President Trump's executive order to rename ...