A large section of the horizontal border looks incredibly straight on most world maps. In particular, the 2,027-kilometer ...

Many people in the English-speaking world would have learned in school that there are seven continents: Asia, Africa, North ...

Lydia Polgreen speaks to the former New York Times bureau chief Howard W. French about the cost of not engaging with Africa.

Earth scientists have discovered how continents are slowly peeled from beneath, fueling volcanic activity in an unexpected ...

Earth’s eighth continent, Zealandia, has been largely unrecognized and “missing” from maps for 375 years. This mostly ...

If you’re looking for a fun and exciting way to explore the country, a road trip might be just what you need. With so many ...

The Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 map has an actual name. No, it's not "Fucked-Up France," despite what all of the imagery in ...

Today, 1.4 billion people call the continent home. By 2050, that number is projected to swell to nearly 2.5 billion, with young Africans comprising almost 40 per cent of the world’s youth population.

At its zenith in the second century AD, the Roman Empire encompassed more than 55 million inhabitants stretching from Britain to Egypt and Syria. While historians have long recognized that an ...

President Donald Trump plans to demolish and ‘modernize’ the East Wing of the White House. The president announced the start of the ballroom construction. President Donald Trump plans to demolish and ...

A new analysis argues that Earth’s magnetic field during the Ediacaran had structure hiding inside its wild swings. The work points to a pattern that could finally let scientists place continents more ...

NEW YORK — After months of speculation and waiting, the United States’ big bid to organize the 2031 women’s World Cup across the continent became official on Monday. The U.S. launched its effort with ...