Cuban escapes: Cubans joint unofficially to the Google maps.

Still on 2009, all about Cuba remains mysterious and difficult to reach. No matter if  we are talking about news or looking for an address of a place to visit in the island.  This is still "the lost city". In order to stop this situation and put finally Cuba in the...

Israeli tourism posters on London Underground pulled

Some Israeli tourism posters on the London Underground have been pulled as the Syrian Embassy has complained that the map that was on the advert showed the Golan Heights and Palestinian territories as being within the boundaries of Israel. Over 300 complaints were filed to...

New soil map for African farmers

The first ever soil map of sub-Saharan Africa is going to be created, where farmers from 42 countries will get a 'soil health diagnosis' and then advice on how to grow and cultivate their crops. Soil samples will...

VANOC Reveals 2010 Olympic Torch Relay Route

Another reminder to Canadians and the rest of the world that the Winter 2010 Olympic Games are fast approaching. This morning's release of a map describes the path that the Olympic Torch will travel including...

NASA/Ames scientists map our return to the moon

"Thirty-nine years to the day after Neil Armstrong radioed "The Eagle has landed" from the Sea of Tranquility, NASA on Sunday turned its eyes toward the moon, gazing both forward and backward in time. For the...

ALLEN INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN SCIENCE UNVEILS WORLD'S FIRST GENOME-WIDE SPINAL CO...

The Allen Institute for Brain Science today unveiled the groundbreaking Allen Spinal Cord Atlas, the world's first genome-wide map of the mouse spinal cord. Researchers can immediately access the free online...

NASA reveals where best to build a wind farm.

Last month, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged that the UK should be a world leader in renewable energy calling for a national debate on achieving the UK's target of 15% renewable energy by 2020."Mr Brown...

Indonesia to remind advanced nation about Bali Road Map

D-8. G-8. What's next?" "I will remind all parties about our common consensus on the Bali Road Map . I will tell both developing and developed nations to carry out their common obligations based on the responsive capability principle," the President said on the sidelines of...

Conservation and disease prevention go hand in hand

 A recent study has shown that the global occurance of emerging infectious diseases has risen significantly since 1940. Of these diseases 60.3% are reported to be zoonotic (from animals), of which 71.8%...

Google Earth and the Campaign to Wipe Israel Off the Map

Andre Oboler is a social media expert and  Ph.D. in computer science from Lancaster University, UK and  a Post-Doc in Political Science at Bar-Ilan University in Israel. He is currently a Legacy Heritage Fellow at NGO Monitor in Jerusalem and edits...

Disney creates Google Earth map of Disney World

You don't ever have to get lost again with a Disney Google Map. I wonder if you can see the inner workings of this magical place from outer space."Tourists overwhelmed by the mind-boggling size of Walt Disney...

Platypus is found to have a cocktail of genomes

The Platypus is one of nature's strangest animals. It has a bill like a duck, fur like a mammal, and venom like a snake. But scientists in Australia say they have now mapped the genetic makeup of the platypus,...

Map your Tokyo Stay thanks to 'Tokyo Metro' Multilingual Site

I often complain that many Japanese websites are available only in the native language.Therefore I have to applaud Tokyo Metro for the launch (in February) of a Foreign Language site.It not only offers the Subway Map of course (French, English, German, Spanish) but also tips...

Google Earth Maps Refugee Crisis

Kudos to Google and the UNHCR for undertaking a project that makes such worthy and excellent use of Google's technologies, to educate and inform the public about global humanitarian crises."Internet search giant...

Nanaimo 'Capital of Google Earth,' says Time Magazine

The unlikely Google hotspot of Nanaimo, BC, a 78,000-person city about an hour north of Victoria, has made waves by pioneering new features of Google Earth, and Time Magazine recently took note.  Check out...

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