Most African countries lack accurate local base maps, stalling all sorts of government and business decisions. A new project ...

A global game reveals that our idea of the size of continents is more accurate than classic maps and their distortions ...

Earth’s newly confirmed 8th continent has been found. Scientists reveal how such a massive landmass stayed hidden in plain ...

Once isolated insurgencies in remote deserts and jungles have turned into full-blown wars of terror, turning several regions into some of the deadliest battlegrounds in the world.

Earth’s eighth continent, Zealandia, has been largely unrecognized and “missing” from maps for 375 years. This mostly underwater landmass, spanning about 4.9 million square kilometers, challenges ...

A volcano that slept for thousands of years just jolted the world awake. Hayli Gubbi in Ethiopia erupted with a plume so tall ...

A ridiculous but instructive thought experiment involving deep time, plate tectonics, erosion and the slow death of the sun ...

Across Africa, the price of a single litre of petrol can determine whether families eat, whether markets open, or whether a ...

We take a look at a handful misconceptions about Antarctica, from its alleged populations of bears to its current ownership.

Scientists warn the Strait of Gibraltar could eventually vanish, reconnecting Europe and Africa as tectonic plates shift ...

Traces of a previously unknown group of people, genetically distinct from their neighbors, have persisted for at least 8,000 ...

Discover how Africa is reshaping the global financial landscape through innovation and inclusion, as Exness' Artem Seledtsov ...