The continent is 30.37 million km² and covers 20 percent of the planet's land area and six percent of its total surface area.

Two weeks after a hurricane roared into the Appalachian Mountains, how a wrecked region recovers will depend on local ...

As the world faces more extreme weather, what should preparing for education in the aftermath of a natural disaster look like ...

It’s one of the biggest security operations in America: Protecting thousands of world leaders and their entourages at the annual high level United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York.

Record-setting wildfires tearing through South America are likely to become the new normal unless the region makes dramatic investments in fire prevention and limits slash-and-burn agriculture in ...

Over the weekend, the rapper performed his pro-Palestine song “Hind’s Hall 2” in Seattle, Washington, and made headlines for saying, “Fuck America” during the event. In a lengthy ...

The number of days per year that are simultaneously extremely hot, dry, and have a high fire risk have as much as tripled since 1970 in some parts of South America. South America is warming at a ...

You have to pick a place, anywhere in America, to meet a stranger to strike a financial deal. Where and when would you choose? It is difficult to think of a more natural location than 11 Wall ...