By Mike Wallace Preventing the most extreme impacts of climate change necessitates a massive and unprecedented shift in energy production, moving away from fossil fuels and quickly scaling up effective alternatives, such as solar power. Solar radiation is available around...
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By Jessie Woldstad In the map above, illustrated by Reuters, the paths of wayward icebergs originating from Antarctica are visualized. The peculiar blue paths represent the journeys of longevity of each iceberg. Immediately, we can see that the paths of...
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By Abigail Vandenberg Watch the 1 minute animation here. Wildfires are a fact of life in California. I remember the first fire and smoky days I endured after moving to California from the east coast, or rather I remember how...
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By Jessie Woldstad Titled, “German Air Service in 1926”, the map above illustrates the early history of commercial air travel within Germany. Here, we can see the extent of flight pathways that are either already in existence or proposed for...
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By Abigail Vandenberg This week’s lighthearted map from Wordtips gives insight on which countries are best performing when it comes to the newest puzzle sensation, Wordle. The game exploded in popularity at the beginning of 2022. In November 2021 there...
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By Mike Wallace From raising blood sugar and heart rates in humans to inhibiting pollinators, the effects of artificial light at night (ALAN) on humans and terrestrial life has been subject to scientific investigation since the late 19th century. The...
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By Jessie Woldstad Many maps rely on data that is tied to the land that we live on and rarely do we see indications of human interaction in places that are far less traveled and, quite frankly, inhabitable. When thinking...
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By Catherine McKenna   Gender and socioeconomic status play a large role in how people navigate the world. In the new paper, “Differences in the spatial landscape of urban mobility: Gender and socioeconomic perspectives,” recently published in the journal PLOS...
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