Greenland appears much larger than it actually is on most world maps, thanks to the Mercator projection, a centuries-old map style. A recent study reveals how this distortion influences our perception ...

James Cheshire receives funding from the Economic and Social Research Council. The late 1940s and early 1950s were a golden age for polar mapmaking in the US. Major magazines such as Time, Life and ...

Is Nebraska for real? That's the million-dollar question at the midway point of the 2025-26 men's college basketball season. The Cornhuskers sit at 16-0 heading into a home matchup against Oregon on ...

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The big picture: Nonprofit research institute Epoch AI is building one of the most detailed public records of America's data center boom. Using open-source intelligence ranging from high-resolution ...

FOX Sports bracket forecaster Mike DeCourcy is here to share his first men's college basketball bracket prediction of the new year and third edition overall. Thanks to myriad upsets and enough ranked ...

This study is led by Yitong Zhang and Zengchao Hao from the College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University. Research on the hot drought variability generally paid attention to a specific ...

Good Morning, Asia. Here's what's making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a ...

There are 80 bowl spots, and 80 teams became eligible after last weekend, along with Delaware and Missouri State, who aren't supposed to be eligible in their first seasons in the FBS. However, because ...

Michigan's Upper Peninsula is under a winter storm watch ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Heavy lake-effect snow could bring accumulations of a foot or more to some areas. Strong winds up to 45 mph ...

CHAMPAIGN — The Illinois Fighting Illini have won two in a row and find themselves in position for a prime bowl game come late December. The Illini (7-3) have losses to Ohio State, Indiana and ...