This map shows the estimated net immigration (inflows minus outflows) by origin and destination country between 2010 and 2015. Blue circles = positive net migration (more inflows). Red circles = negative net migration (more outflows). Each yellow dot represents 1,000...
Yearly Cycle of Earth’s Biosphere (NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center) When you think of government websites, cutting edge technology and beautiful design are probably not the first things that come to mind. More likely, your stereotype is closer to...
Watch the rise of human cities, beginning with [arguably] the world’s first city in 3700 BC and continuing up to the present. Use the controls at the bottom to pause/resume the map and to move back and forth in...
Today we have satellite images that let us see how the Earth’s surface changes from year to year. That’s a short time frame on the scale of planetary shifts, but the images still show some striking trends, such as the...
Confused about the relationship between the U.K., England, and Great Britain? Want a better understanding of the U.K.’s connection with Ireland, Scotland, and Wales? Curious why so many other countries still have the Queen’s face on their currency? Not quite sure what...
This map shows the world broken down into 22 regions, each with about the same population as the United States (give or take about 10%). There are many ways of looking at the world’s population distribution. Other population maps posted...