Climate Action
Meanwhile, Antarctica's snow is turning green
As temperatures rise, blooms of snow algae are appearing in the Antarctic. The locations have been mapped for the first time.
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Geographies in Depth
Thumbs up? This map shows the best places to hitchhike in Europe
Hitchhiking has had a fairly checkered history. But it's still more popular in Europe than you might think.
Civil Society
These are all the world's major religions in one map
Both panoramic and detailed, this infographic shows both the size and distribution of world religions.
Nature and Biodiversity
These maps show the world’s rivers in stunning detail
Using Geographic Information Systems, Hungarian cartographer Robert Szucs has created these beautiful graphics of the planet's watersheds.
Emerging Technologies
How scientists are using algorithms to calculate the world’s longest straight lines
An algorithm has determined the furthest straight-line distances around the globe.