The question "How many continents are there on Earth?" might seem simple, but when you delve into it, the answer becomes much more complex. While most people around the world are taught that there are ...

The concepts of continents have confused people from their very beginning. Today I try to see if I can do any better at dividing the world up into manageable units.

By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin A non governmental organisation,The Foundation for Peace Professionals (PeacePro) has called on ...

Supported by the Flanders UNESCO Trustfund (FUT), the World Heritage Online Map Platform (WHOMP) is the Geographic Information System (GIS) for monitoring World Heritage properties. It displays the ...

Here are some things you may not know about the U.S. Army, which will be honored Saturday in Washington, D.C. with a military ...

African leaders and top executives in UN agencies were at the start of the week seeking ways to accelerate implementation of domestic solutions to realize ‘The Africa We Want, a ...

A "Spanish plume" is set to make its way through the continent from the week of June 16, sending temperatures rocketing up to 34C in some areas ...

Smoke from Canadian wildfires has begun to reach as far as Europe as the large and intense flames continue to threaten health ...

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

Disregard what you learned in geography class—Earth may not have seven continents after all. From the earliest of grades, schoolchildren around the world have memorized the same lineup: Africa ...