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The Most Racially Segregated American Cities
Some of the Racial Tensions in the News May Stem From Community Demographics
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Laos: Life After the Bombs
During the Vietnam War, the U.S. and its allies dropped some two million tons of ordnance on Laos—up to 2,000 pounds for every Laotian man, woman, and child.
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Is Your State Consuming More Than Nature Can Provide?
Our never ending appetite for food, water, and energy is driving the environment into the ground.
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Ebola: An Elusive Enemy
The latest Ebola crisis may yield clues about where it hides between outbreaks.
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Marching for Salt
In 1930 Gandhi led his followers on a 241-mile trek to the sea to protest a British law banning the independent collection and sale of salt in its colony.
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A Lake's Limits
In this parched swath of Kenya's Great Rift Valley, Lake Turkana remains a vital source of food for 90,000 people.
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Canada’s Little Park of Wonders
Once a whistle-stop on a wilderness railroad, Yoho National Park is now a hot spot of science and scenery.
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'Steampunk' Infographics and Maps Beautifully Combine Past and Present
When information graphics designers look to the past for inspiration, the results say a lot about information visualization today.
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Locating the Epicenter of the Nepal Earthquake
Magnitude 7.8 temblor comes in a region with a long geologic history of big earthquakes.
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Deepwater Drilling in the Gulf on the Rise
Oil companies say it's safer now, but critics say spills are inevitable.
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Hydroelectric Projects in Amazon to Continue
A surge in hydroelectric power could displace the iconic region's indigenous peoples and resources.
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Switzerland's Grand Tour
Use this interactive map of Switzerland to learn more about the sights, tastes, and attractions.
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Tracking Lincoln
A map published in an 1889 biography of Lincoln outlines the circuitous journey to his final resting place in Springfield, Illinois.
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India: Corridor of Conflict
Maoist militants are entrenched in some of India's most impoverished yet mineral-rich states.
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World's Largest Single Marine Reserve Created in Pacific
The area around the Pitcairn Islands is one of the most pristine places on Earth.
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Big Changes for Modern Maps
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Maps for Educators
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Atlas of the World, 10th Edition
Celebrating 100 years of award-winning cartography, our world atlas is the essential resource you need to make sense of our fast-paced, ever changing planet.
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