The Incas used stringy objects called 'khipus' to record data—we just got a step closer to understanding them
For more than a millennium, many Andean peoples used an object called a "khipu" (also spelled "quipu" and pronounced "key-poo ...
The Sanborn Map Company, Inc. Receives Certification to ISO 9001:2015 Standard
Geospatial Analyst at Sanborn's Colorado Springs Headquarters COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Nov. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ...
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US spy satellites uncover 7th-century battlefield that shaped Islam’s spread
One of the most important sites in Islam's history has now been identified and surveyed, owing to US spy satellite images ...
Spy satellite images lead archeologists to the site of a historic battle in Iraq
Declassified 1970s-era U.S. spy satellite imagery has led a British-Iraqi archeological team to what they believe is the site ...
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Huntsville’s new app makes finding Veterans’ graves easier
Huntsville’s new app allows users to locate veterans' graves at Maple Hill Cemetery. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Huntsville’s Maple ...
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Russia plans biometrics, CCTV use to automate enforcement of petty offenses
Russia plans to use the Unified Biometric System (UBS) to charge automatic fines for various minor administrative violations.
Remembrance tribute to GI father
The son of a black US soldier, stationed in Dorset during World War Two, has paid a remembrance tribute to the father he ...
From the GI Bill to reparations: The next Congress must right a history of injustice
The G.I. Bill, which provided life-changing education and housing benefits to millions of World War II veterans, excluded ...
Satellite data analysis shows wildland-urban interface areas have grown by 35% over past two decades
A trio of environmental scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources ...
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Cracking the Code of Pompeii With Artificial Intelligence
Cade DuPont, Shaun Bobbitt, Bethany Terry and Rafael Villaroel — is opening a new window on the ancient Roman city of Pompeii.
Bill O Boyle: Of bravery, selflessness, patriotism
Every Veterans Day and every Memorial Day, there are images that come into my mind that are just too difficult to process. Look, we all know — or should know — that veterans are a social breed.