The Mercator projection, a cylindrical map introduced by Geradus Mercator in 1569, distorts the true size of countries on ...

The Great Rift in East Africa is one of the few spots on Earth being actively separated by tectonic activity and will ...

A University of Derby study led by Dr. Phethean proposes Earth has six continents, not seven. Using advanced geological ...

Greg Yaghmai is about to embark on an unprecedented challenge: running seven marathons on seven continents in just seven days.

One of the world's continents is breaking apart faster than researchers previously predicted. The separation would create a ...

While the new strain of mpox has appeared in parts of Africa, other types have been continue to be recorded around the world ...