Mapmakers have used the technology for years, taking advantage of overlapping aerial photography to infer physical features of the Earth below and create topographic maps. But you don’t have to ...

Before the arrival of Columbus, the Americas were home to diverse and sophisticated civilizations that shaped the continent’s history and culture. This video provides a detailed map-based summary of ...

North America added five rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes’ latest North America rotary rig count, which was released on May 16. Although the U.S. dropped a total of two rigs week on ...

North America cut 12 rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes’ latest North America rotary rig count, which was released on May 9. The U.S. and Canada each dropped a total of six rigs week ...

Blue-winged warblers and yellow-bellied sapsuckers. Snowy owls and tropical kingbirds. Across North America, three-fourths of bird species are in decline, according to a sweeping study of avian ...

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. The North American craton (outlined in ...

Building on a larger project by Junlin Hua, lead author on the new study, the team created a full-waveform seismic tomographic model for North America. This computer model utilized seismic data ...

This computer model, which uses seismic data collected by the EarthScope project, revealed new details about the geologic processes happening in the crust and mantle underlying North America.

50 Best, the organization behind the yearly list of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants, announced today that it’s debuting a new list focusing exclusively on North America, including the United ...

The Gulf of Mexico is now called the Gulf of America for Google Maps users in the United States ... of water bordered and nearly landlocked by North America with the Gulf's eastern, northern ...

“By the way, we are also going to ask for Mexican America to appear on the map,” Sheinbaum said. Previously, Sheinbaum joked that North America’s name should be changed to “Mexican America ...

President Donald Trump’s proposal to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America” exemplifies a focus on symbolic gestures rather than addressing significant global challenges.