What scientists learned from a mysterious surge of Canadian turtle deaths

Scientists have been closely monitoring a map turtle population after 10 percent died in 2022. They found a surprising ...

Maps don’t show Greenland’s true size. Here’s how big it actually is.

The world's largest island has its own system of fjords, lakes and black-sand beaches. What to know about the size of the ...
The Columbian

Vancouver City Council moves proposed zoning map forward, setting stage for higher-density housing amid growth

Even though Vancouver is looking to pack more people within city limits, changes don’t happen overnight, said Vancouver City Councilor Sarah Fox, pictured here Oct. 20. “(Rezoning) a section of the ...
Scientific Research Publishing

The Dots Density Method as a Cartographic Tool for Population Analysis: The Case of the City of Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) ()

1 Department of Geography and GIS, Faculty of Humanities and Arts, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSA. 2 Syfacte Research Laboratory, Department of Geography, Faculty of Humanities and Arts, ...
Live Science

Maya civilization had 16 million people at peak, new study finds — twice the population of modern-day NYC

After using lasers to map the Maya Lowlands, researchers have updated their estimates of the total Maya population during the Late Classic Period (A.D. 600 to 900). When you purchase through links on ...
Government Technology

If Cities Foster Density, Residents Will Walk and Bike

For all the excitement and momentum around developing bike lanes, launching new and improved micromobility programs — or even incentives to purchase an e-bike — land use and density may be the most ...
The New York Times

Tehran is about as densely populated as New York City.

Recent evacuation warnings from Israel affect hundreds of thousands of the capital’s residents. By Daniel Wood and Elena Shao Israel has expanded its attacks on Iran’s densely populated capital city, ...
Charlotte Observer

Life inside the Charlotte region’s most densely populated neighborhoods

About five years ago, Joe Creed moved to the Quail Run Condominiums along South Boulevard and Sharon Lakes Road. The lure was the low cost and the walkability. “I don’t know how long ago, but someone ...
Phys.org

Urban Heat Island warming effects related to population density are quantified for the first time

A new research study from The University of Alabama in Huntsville addresses the question of how much urban areas have warmed from the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect. The findings are published in the ...
Seattle Times

These are Seattle’s most densely populated neighborhoods

As Seattle’s population grows, the city is grappling with a debate over density. Most people agree we need to increase housing capacity and provide more affordable options, but how much density should ...
Newsweek

Map Shows Cities With Sharpest Population Increases

Some of the U.S.'s largest urban areas are showing signs of recovery after major population declines during the COVID-19 pandemic. Large cities, like New York City and Los Angeles, as well as state ...
IEEE

Population Density Estimation Network Based on Local Global Feature Fusion

Abstract: In order to solve the difficulties caused by background interference, large scale changes, and crowd occlusion in population density estimation tasks, a population density estimation network ...