Search Results
You searched for: Geography
You’ve certainly seen the paintings — but they don’t depict what you think they do. Benjamin Moser discusses with Big Think.
A new study calls the technique “location spoofing.”
Virtually all the statistical methods researchers commonly use assume potential mating partners decide who they will have children with based on a roll of the dice.
The study found that people who spoke the same language tended to be more closely related despite living far apart.
There are nearly 100 towns named “Troy.”
Urinating in the direction of NATO’s staunchest opponent could cost you $350 or more. For world peace, aim wisely.
Break into London Zoo? Illegal, but it would improve the London Circle Walk
These five great books should prompt us to work on what needs fixing the most in the world: ourselves.
How to say “I love you” in Basque, the “most loving” cities around the world, and where most of America’s singles live — and so much more!
First drawn in 1935, Hu Line illustrates persistent demographic split – how Beijing deals with it will determine the country’s future.
The popular game has a backstory rife with segregation, inequality, intellectual theft, and outlandish political theories.
Take a trip through these master-crafted fantasy societies and ask yourself: Could I actually live there?
Two ICU physicians offer a new approach to stopping it.
Underperforming, the U.S. comes in only 157th out of 196 in global triangularity ranking.
Do the health risks outweigh the benefits?
A recent study sheds light on the evolutionary history of rhinoceroses and their remarkably low levels of genetic diversity.
At least 222 typefaces are named after places in the U.S. — and there’s still room for more.
No matter how hard we try, we will never reach a final theory that unifies scientific knowledge. The very nature of science doesn’t allow it.
These ten maps provide a fascinating insight into the impact that soccer (sorry, football) has had worldwide.
People who visit Florence seem strangely susceptible to Stendhal syndrome, which is blamed on an overwhelming sense of awe.
We value human life in a way that assumes we possess a sacred something not found in beings like lambs, turkeys, or mosquitoes.
Online Shinto communities have existed since the birth of the internet as we know it.
Wealth concentration among elites was common in ancient nations, but the scale on which it took place in Egypt’s 18th Dynasty was unprecedented.
Recent geopolitical turning points, like Brexit and the 2016 U.S. presidential election, were chapters in a story that extends decades back in world history.
A history of injustice and the greatest natural location for ground-based telescopes have long been at odds. Here’s how the healing begins.
Researchers find a key clue to the evolution of bony fish and tetrapods.
The Earth is not flat. Here’s how you can prove it.
In the future, you might voluntarily share your social media data with your psychiatrist to inform a more accurate diagnosis.
Iranian Tolkien scholar finds intriguing parallels between subcontinental geography and famous map of Middle-earth.