Cartographers rely on the authority of maps to communicate locations, guide navigation at sea, and shape people’s perceptions ...

Overview of the collected data in the World of Crayfish platform, and various centralisation of records of natives versus non-native (introduced status included). Freshwater crayfish, keystone species ...

Imagine, for a moment, what it would mean for this economy if we didn’t have maps: Transportation, trade, resource extraction, disaster mitigation — so much of what we do would be made more ...

After a wildfire, rain washes away soil for years. A new study reveals massive losses and hidden risks in a global map.

Maps have always been essential tools for making sense of the world around us. From hand-drawn sketches to today’s digital systems, they visualize space, plan movement and understand places. But the ...

A team has created the most complete map of the world's rivers ever made offering a major leap forward for flood prediction, climate risk planning, and water resource management in a warming world.

There are an estimated 8.1 billion people on planet Earth. This number is projected to reach a peak of 10.3 billion by the end of the century. As the global population grows, it will not do so equally ...

A new analysis finds global forest maps overlap far less than expected, raising questions about climate funding and ...