On occasion, it is of vital importance to consider how little we know about the spinning rock we all live on. Take coral ...

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.

The world map is familiar sight on classroom walls and in atlases, but in terms of country and continent size, it’s way off – and all because of a 16th-century projection.

Galaxies shine in a rainbow of emissions from gas, dust, and stars. Each of these building blocks emits light at specific ...

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Steve Giuricich I’ve crossed oceans and continents in search of transcendent meals, but sometimes culinary nirvana is hiding just a few hours’ drive away, tucked into an unassuming brick building on a ...

Explore the key differences between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, including seasons, climate, constellations, and ...

The Earth as we know it today is the result of billions of years of geological activity, where continents have shifted, collided, and broken apart over time. But what did Earth look like in its early ...

The video, posted by @flightsaroundworld, has gone viral for showcasing a hypnotic simulation of a 117-night world cruise ...

The second Belt and Road Conference on Science and Technology Exchange delivered a series of outcomes. Several memorandums of understanding were signed and Belt and Road sci-tech innovation special ...

The hundreds of wildfires burning in Canada may forever transform the country’s landscape — but some fire experts say that ...

The dawn of a new value order   We stand at the cusp of a new civilizational narrative—where abundance is no longer  a myth ...