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After years of security concerns, South Korea has approved Google's request to export detailed map data, ending frustration for millions of foreign travelers who couldn't use Google Maps effectively in the country. The decision brings full navigation features to one of the world's last major markets where the global mapping giant didn't fully function.
Researchers have developed a breakthrough method that maps brain connections faster and more accurately than ever before, revealing hidden links between neurons that could transform how we detect and treat diseases like Alzheimer's. The technique turns brain mapping into a simple sequencing task.
Scientists turned Google's first-ever complete map of a fruit fly brain into a video game player, teaching it to navigate Doom and slice through Beat Saber levels. The breakthrough mapping took years of work and opens exciting doors for neuroscience research.
The United Nations just voted to replace a 455-year-old map that made Africa look tiny. The new map shows continents at their real sizes, finally giving Africa, Latin America, and South Asia the space they deserve.
The United Nations voted 164-1 to adopt a new world map that shows continents at their accurate sizes, making Africa appear much larger than on traditional maps. The move aims to correct centuries of distortion from the widely-used Mercator projection.
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The United Nations voted 164 to 1 to encourage the world to adopt maps that accurately show Africa is 14 times larger than Greenland. The move aims to correct centuries of distortion that diminished how the continent is perceived globally.
After two failed startups, a Nigerian geographer built a tool that solved a 20-year government challenge. His offline mapping app digitally charted every building, road, and settlement across Africa's most populous nation.
For 450 years, the world's most popular map has shrunk Africa to look smaller than it really is. The United Nations just voted to fix that distortion and show the continent at its actual massive size.
The company behind Pokémon Go is creating a constantly updating 3D map of the world that will help robots navigate cities with pinpoint accuracy. Their crowdsourced approach solves a problem that has stumped tech giants for decades.
Togo is leading an effort to replace the 450-year-old Mercator map at the UN, which makes Africa look much smaller than it actually is. The African Union-backed campaign aims to correct how the continent is viewed worldwide.
Craig Campbell rejected a "blank check" from AI-obsessed investors to build something radically different: a simple website for exploring historical maps. Three years later, his bet on the old-school web is paying off.
The United Nations just voted overwhelmingly to encourage the world to stop using centuries-old maps that make Africa look far smaller than it really is. It's a simple change with profound meaning: helping us see the world as it truly is.
The United Nations voted 164-1 to adopt map projections that accurately show Africa's real size, ending centuries of visual distortion. African nations are reclaiming their stories through education reforms and campaigns challenging outdated stereotypes.
For over four centuries, classroom maps have shown Greenland and Africa as roughly the same size, even though Africa is actually 14 times larger. Last week, 164 countries voted to finally fix this geographic distortion that's shaped how we see the world since 1569.
Astronomers have created the largest 3D map of the early universe, revealing a glowing web of hydrogen gas that fills seemingly empty space between galaxies. The breakthrough captures light from 9 to 11 billion years ago, during the universe's most active star-forming era.
After 13 years and 263,407 photographs, scientists have mapped three-quarters of the night sky, capturing nearly four billion celestial objects. The massive project gives everyone free access to explore galaxies, stars, and black holes across 75 percent of the cosmos.
After devastating landslides in New Zealand, researchers are revealing how better mapping and science can save lives by predicting where slopes might fail. Their work shows that understanding nature's warning signs can help communities stay safe.
For the first time, researchers have created a high-resolution map revealing tens of thousands of hidden features beneath Antarctica's ice sheet. The discovery includes a massive 250-mile channel and could transform how we understand ice movement and climate change.
A community in Gabon created their own map revealing 15 ancestral villages and sacred sites invisible to official records, stopping industrial logging and protecting 11,800 hectares of rainforest. Their success shows how local knowledge can reshape conservation.
Researchers created the largest autism map ever, revealing how 1,800 protein connections in the brain could lead to targeted treatments. Three new therapy programs are already underway based on these breakthrough findings.
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