Google Maps will change the name of Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America when the US government officially makes the change ...

While genetic tests can reveal the ancestry of enslaved individuals, strontium analysis can now home in on where they actually grew up.

Most gold production and reserves in west Africa are found within the west African craton. This is one of the world’s oldest ...

Anyone in the United States using Google Maps will see the large body of water west of Florida as the Gulf ... it was officially updated in the U.S. Geographic Names System. The name change ...

"For geographic features in the U.S., this is when Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is updated," the company said. "When that happens, we will update Google Maps in the U.S. quickly to ...

Google has said it will restore the name Mount McKinley to North America's highest peak and rename the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America" on its Maps app, complying with executive orders by ...

The U.S. Board on Geographic Names will ... settlers and prospectors headed west following the American Civil War, it became apparent the federal government needed some kind of consistency for ...

Avian influenza (AI) is a highly contagious viral disease affecting poultry and wild water birds, posing significant global challenges due to its high mortality rates and economic impacts. Highly ...

Scientists say that the two lost, but extremely important books by Apollonius, the Greek mathematician known to the ancient ...

Militaries that have taken power in Africa's Sahel region - notably Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger - have put pressure on western mining firms for a fairer distribution of revenue from the lucrative ...

Scientists released an update to a model that maps the ever-moving pole and has ... distinct from the geographic North Pole, is the point where Earth’s magnetic field lines converge.

In rare cases, the gasses can be deadly: A surge of carbon dioxide poured out of Africa’s volcanic Lake ... which should include flares, maps, basic tools, sleeping bags, and a fire extinguisher.