Many places in the United States are named after countries and foreign cities, despite having no direct connection to them.

Our exhaustive search of American place names discovered that one country has been a shockingly dominant source of ...

The course introduces spatial analysis of geographic information using geographic information systems (GIS). Beginning with the fundamental concepts of GIS, such as geographic data types and spatial ...

Geographical Information Systems (GIS) are computer systems designed to collect, manage, edit, analyze and present spatial information. This course introduces the basic concepts and methods in mapping ...

Dr. Alan Black from SIUE discusses how low atmospheric pressure can cause storms with potentially damaging high winds ...

Several past eruptions were characterized by similar lava fountaining episodes, including at the start of the Puʻuʻōʻō eruption in 1983, the start of the Maunaulu eruption in 1969 and the 1959 Kīlauea ...

The South East Queensland region includes Queensland's major population centres of Brisbane, Ipswich, the Gold Coast, and the Sunshine Coast. The region has an extensive network of water bodies ...

water held in pipes and infrastructure of the urban water system off-channel water storages and rainwater tanks, such as farm dams and private commercial water storages used to harvest runoff or ...

Google Maps introduces a new feature that allows users to track the position of commuter trains in real-time, in addition to ...

Around the shores of this lake in southwestern Guatemala, Maya artisans have come together to showcase their crafts, be it by ...

Since frozen produce is picked and preserved at its peak, it can sometimes be considered more nutrient dense while also cutting down on food waste.

Discover the common causes of white tongue coating from poor hygiene to fungal infections, plus when this seemingly harmless ...