geography
Take an Interactive Walkthrough of the Jamaican Slave Rebellion
This interactive map of the Jamaican slave rebellion could change how history is taught.
Furloughed Federal Employees Could Fill These Places
An Americana tour of the towns you could replace with shutdown-rendered stay-at-home government workers.
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Watch a Millennium of European History at Internet Speed
A thousand years of history in less than four minutes.
Japanese Women Reclaim World's Longest Life Expectancy, Sort Of
While Japan tops some life expectancy lists, pay attention to who's getting counted.
Geocaching Has Proudly Brought Nerds and Hiking Together for 13 Years Now
Scavenging for hidden time capsules in the woods with geo-positioning tech is still a thing.
If You're a Foreigner Using GPS in China, You Could Be a Spy
"Illegal mapping" -- with the use of "devices with ultra high sensitivity" -- is Beijing's charge against the world's largest soft drink maker.
Evidence of a Lost Micro-Continent Has Been Found Buried Under the Indian Ocean
The fragment, called Mauritia, is thought to have previously been connected between what became India and Madagascar.