How Names on Maps Get Changed—and Who Gets to Decide
The Gulf of Mexico and Denali mountain are having their names changed by the US government. Here's why that matters to locals ...
‘The Americas’ Examines the Continent’s Wildlife in a ‘Whole New Way’
Aided by drones, diving cameras, and ingenious jury-rigged tech, The Americas follows various species close-up, from tiny honeypot ants to the world’s largest-ever animal, the blue whale, documenting ...
Pupusas and punta: Ambiente Central brings L.A.’s Central Americans together
Focused on Central American heritage, Ambiente Central is a monthly party where the community comes together for a night of live music, dancing and traditional food.
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What do countries call themselves? The stories behind their original names
Egypt, one of the oldest countries in Africa, calls itself Masr in Arabic, thought to come from the word “Mizraim”, a ...
A look at the 8 Latin American crime groups designated as terrorist organizations by the US
The United States government is formally designating eight Latin American organized crime groups that also operate in the U_S ...
These maps show where brutal cold will move across the U.S. this week
In more than 100 locations, the cold could lead to record low temperatures, with a similar number of record cold high ...
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Encyclopaedia Britannica explains decision not to rename Gulf of Mexico amid controversy
Encyclopaedia Britannica weighed in over renaming the Gulf of Mexico and said, 'We serve an international audience, a ...
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Canada-Wide Snapshot of Earth's Crust Reveals How the North American Continent Developed: UBC, Lithoprobe Research
A sweeping synthesis of two decades worth of data from Canada's major earth sciences project has yielded an unprecedented geological map ... America that offers researchers a glimpse back in time.
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Earth only has six continents, not seven, according to a recent study
Geologists have long viewed North America and Europe as separate continents, yet new studies suggest there might be more complexity beneath the surface of Earth’s oceans. Ongoing research has revealed ...
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Rubio heads to Central America as Trump admin attempts crackdown on migration to US
Rubio’s choice to visit Central America – Panama, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and the Dominican Republic – is intentional and meant to drive forward the Trump agenda by “paying ...
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Google Maps will rename Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America in US
Google will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America in its Google Maps app, the company has said, after US President Donald Trump ordered that the body of water be renamed in US ...