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Three Kingdoms using Google Earth

This video uses Google Earth to bring China’s Three Kingdoms era (220–280 AD) to life. We follow the rise and fall of Wei, ...

West Antarctica’s history of rapid melting foretells sudden shifts in continent’s ‘catastrophic’ geology

A picture of what West Antarctica looked like when its ice sheet melted in the past can offer insight into the continent’s future as the climate warms.
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Buried for 375 years, “Zealandia” Earth’s long-lost 8th continent has finally been identified beneath the Pacific Ocean

In recent years, a large group of geologists has gathered enough evidence to support the recognition of an eighth. It’s ...

I left Google Maps behind for a free alternative that doesn't track me (or drain my phone battery)

CoMaps is community-driven, open-source, transparent, and the developers aren't concerned with making a profit. The app is fairly new (just hitting Google Play Store and the Apple App Store around ...