World maps are showing country sizes to be geographically inaccurate depending on their placement near the Poles due to the ...

"Tropical rainforest" might conjure images of close-packed trees, dense humidity, and the din of animal calls. But ...

Because of this, areas furthest from the equator appear disproportionately large. The most ... (sq km), whereas Africa is 30,043,862 sq km. However, flat maps show something quite different.

Israel’s leaders reckon that the 181 ballistic missiles fired by Iran at Israel on October 1st leave them with little ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the second-largest country in Africa, only behind Algeria ... as many as New York City. READ MORE: Maps of world 'completely misleading' as true size ...

Over roughly two decades, Harlem became home to Black artists, musicians, authors and socialites of all sexual stripes. In a ...

Did Arabs first discover America? Explore theories of early contact with the Americas, including claims of Arab voyages.

It’s the start of the rainy season in Sierra Leone, the west African country known for its beautiful beaches and tropical ...

The UK is set to be hotter than much of Spain on Wednesday as a one-day reprieve from the recent chilly temperatures is on ...

An epic tale spanning continents and centuries comes to a conclusion with the publication of The Map of Bones.

Tropical Storm Kirk formed in the Atlantic Monday. Another disturbances in the Atlantic. Gulf Coast residents should monitor the one in the Caribbean.

This article is my contribution to the African Factbook ... to depict as large or small. Since it is mathematically impossible to preserve variables such as size, shape, direction, and distance ...