Finally, an Accurate World Map That Doesn't Lie
2022年11月29日 · What Is the Most Accurate Map of the World? We may finally have a faithful flat map, however. The 2016 winner of Japan’s prestigious Good Design , designers figured …
The Mystery of Extraordinarily Accurate Medieval Maps
2018年11月7日 · The Mystery of Extraordinarily Accurate Medieval Maps Beautifully detailed portolan charts present historians with a puzzle: How were they made? A mathematical …
Earth Actually Has Four North Poles | Discover Magazine
2020年12月28日 · They are the points on the map at which, either on land or sea, you are furthest from a coast. Every continent, and every ocean, has its own pole of inaccessibility. …
6 of the World’s Oldest Maps - Discover Magazine
2021年7月7日 · Follow the early history of cartography through its most ancient and significant developments.
How the Maya Created Their Extraordinarily Accurate Calendar …
2020年12月21日 · The obsession with the Maya calendar and doomsday makes sense from one perspective. After all, Maya religious observances did rely heavily on their amazingly accurate …
A Heavenly Disk To Map The Universe - Discover Magazine
2019年5月12日 · Since 1998, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) has used thousands of metal disks like this — called plug plates — to map the universe. Workers called plate pluggers …
The Race to Protect Atacama’s Ancient Geoglyphs
2024年10月8日 · Gonzalo Pimentel, archaeologist and president of the Atacama Foundation, describes them as accurate maps leading to the Pacific Ocean and records of memories, …
What Is a Cassowary? It May be the Most Dangerous Bird in the …
2024年1月9日 · Most strikingly, a pair of leathery looking feet, armed with a 12 centimeter talon. This is the cassowary, one of the largest and also most dangerous birds in the world. Though …
Solar Flares are Stunning but are They Dangerous? Here's What to …
2024年4月24日 · Solar flares are one of the most powerful phenomena in our solar system. These bursts of radiation sporadically erupt from the Sun and can unleash the energy equivalent of …
How Fat Phobia Impacts Patients and Doctors - Discover Magazine
2021年8月5日 · One of the most common misconceptions about people with obesity, which directly impacts how they are treated in health fields, is the belief that they are in control of …