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Gladys West, right, developed the mathematical models behind GPS. U.S. Navy/Wikimedia Commons Although women have always been part of the mapping landscape, their contributions to cartography have long been overlooked. Mapmaking has traditionally featured men, from Mercator’s projection of the…
A Border Patrol tactical unit agent dispenses pepper spray at a protester attempting to block an immigration officer’s vehicle. Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images Images and videos from Minneapolis, Chicago and other U.S. cities show masked Immigration…
To understand China today and where it’ll go tomorrow, we must learn to read the Chinese internet: what goes viral and what disappears just as swiftly, how it shapes and…
Micro EVs are going nowhere, fast. These compact electric cars, typically under 2.5 meters and designed for urban driving with top speeds of up to 100 kilometres (62 miles) an…
Engineers use structures found in nature – like the honeycomb – to create lightweight, sturdy materials. Matthew T. Rader, CC BY-NC-SA If you break open a chicken bone, you won’t find a solid mass of white material inside. Instead, you…
A banner signed by NASA employees and contractors outside Launch Complex 39B, where NASA’s Artemis II rocket is visible in the background. NASA/Joel Kowsky, CC BY-NC-ND Almost as tall as a football field, NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and capsule…
Leaders can seem to emerge from the group naturally, based on their skill and expertise. Hiraman/E+ via Getty Images Born on the same day, Bill and Ben both grew up to have high status. But in every other way they…
Neurological evidence is widely used in murder trials, but it’s often unclear how to interpret it. gorodenkoff/iStock via Getty Images Plus On Oct. 25, 2023, a 40-year old man named Robert Card opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle at a…
China’s ultracheap e-commerce app, Temu, took the world by storm, topping download charts in 2023 and 2024. Now, the very tactics that fueled its rise are becoming its biggest problem….
In June 2020, the Indian government abruptly banned 59 Chinese apps to protect the country’s “sovereignty and integrity” amid border tensions. By the end of the year, this number had…