Common projections shrink the size of Africa, but experts have long debated whether creating a precise map is possible.

When Abimbola Ogundairo saw a pretty wooden map she thought would be great decor for her walls, she did something most regular buyers wouldn’t think of: She messaged the manufacturers with a ...

But because a flat two-dimensional map can't portray size and relativity very well, we have a very distorted view of planet earth - and Australia, for example, is often perceived as a small island on ...

Earth may not have seven continents after all. From the earliest of grades, schoolchildren around the world have memorized ...

A slow-moving geological change in East Africa could reshape the continent and the world. Tectonic forces are gradually pulling the African continent apart, potentially creating a new ocean.

The continent’s most ambitious economic project, the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), is transforming the ...

Minki Venter’s groundbreaking win at the NRBC is inspiring local riders and putting South Africa on the global reining map.

Silicon Valley, May 29, 2025 -- As AI explodes into the mainstream, computational power has become the key resource driving the next leap in global productivity. Whoever reshapes this infrastructure ...

As a chunk of Switzerland's Birch Glacier breaks off, partially destroying villages, scientists have revealed the glaciers ...

Analysis - Legendary Algerian film-maker Mohamed Lakhdar-Hamina has passed away at the age of 91. He is most commonly remembered as the first (and only) African to win the coveted Palme d'Or prize at ...

Even without further development, tropical waves can impact local weather in Florida and the Caribbean by influencing thunderstorms and bringing gustier winds as they approach. The other reason to ...