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New York City Brownfields  By: Katelyn Neff This series of maps was created to identify the locations of Brownfields in the five boroughs of New York City. A Brownfield site is classified as land that was previously developed and is...
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By Dane Gambrell July of 2019 was Boston’s hottest month ever recorded, with an average temperature of 78.5 degrees Fahrenheit. While temperatures continue to rise around the globe, the city of Boston also stays significantly warmer than the surrounding countryside....
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  By Dane Gambrell  According to a 2017 estimate, Americans eat 45 million turkeys each Thanksgiving, with the average bird weighing in at 16 pounds. But where do these birds, and the variety of fruits and vegetables that accompany them...
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By: Juli Miller   Migration. It’s an adaptation that has given many different animals an impressive competitive advantage. Rather than risk starvation in the winter, many species opt to move instead. Animals like the blue whale, the monarch butterfly, the...
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By Juli Miller The night sky we all know is dark. It may hold a moon, a splattering of stars, an intangible mystery just beyond the capability of our mortal understanding… and a lot of space junk. Asteroids, space dust,...
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By Nathaly Garzon With Halloween upon us, it is time to focus on a character strongly associated with the holiday: Witches. This week’s Map of the Week takes a look at 16th- and 17th-century witch hunts in Scotland.  Witch persecution...
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By Nathaly Garzon Gender equality tends to vary country by country. In the past few years, great strides have been made toward women’s rights. Some say steps have been made in reverse, as well. When it comes to measuring gender...
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