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Tugboats escort the cargo ship Dali after it was refloated in Baltimore on May 20. Preconstruction work to collect data to design a new Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore is scheduled to begin in January, according to Maryland officials. The Baltimore Sun reports that work is scheduled to include topographic and underwater surveys, as well as soil sampling, according …

A new study conducted by scientists at the Physical Research Laboratory in Ahmedabad has brought fresh insights into the potential for past life on Mars, specifically in areas where chloride-rich depressions exist. One promising discovery involves the study of a topographic depression within the Terra Sirenum region, which could hold key clues to understanding Mars' wet history. The study’s findings …

A project that was mulled a year ago to widen and redevelop 10 bottlenecked junctions in Kochi and its immediate suburbs has run into rough weather, thanks to non-allocation of funds. “With the State government not allotting funds even for doing the topographic survey, the project that would have ensured faster and streamlined movement of vehicles through these junctions that …

A giant volcano taller than Mount Everest has been discovered on Mars, which had been hiding in plain sight for decades in one of Mars’ most iconic regions. The volcano sits on the eastern edge of a broad regional topographic rise called Tharsis, home to three other well-known giant volcanoes: Ascraeus Mons, Pavonis Mons, and Arsia Mons. A giant volcano …

China begins surveying Mars from above, Tianwen-1 to map topographic model

The Soviet water and energy legacy has been a painful issue for the countries of Central Asia for a long time. Water Infrastructure and Conflicts Over Borders Following World War II, Soviet authorities intensively built water and energy infrastructure based on the topographic features of territory, crossing administrative boundaries between the constituent Soviet republics. After gaining independence, the countries of …

The delimitation commission for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has kicked off the exercise by writing to all 20 District Commissioners, seeking basic demographic, topographic information as well as the local administration’s impressions of political aspirations of the district. It is only after the completion of the delimitation exercise that elections for the Assembly can be held, although …

A KAIST team's mathematical modelling has revealed that efficient brain circuitry develops spontaneously by showing that the topographic tiling of cortical maps originates from bottom-up projections from the periphery. A KAIST research team led by Professor Se-Bum Paik from the Department of Bio and Brain Engineering has demonstrated that the orthogonal organization of retinal mosaics in the periphery is mirrored …

A complaint has been filed against Punjab Singer Baljinder Kaur alias Kaur B for posting a distorted image of the Indian map. Dubey shared a copy of the complaint wherein he has written that sharing or propagating a distorted map of India with the wrong topographic information, national territories or international boundaries is an offence and Kaur B has done …