Critical minerals factor into the fight.

Deep in the heart of a lush green forest, an excavator is hard at work, turning over the earth in search of gold. The ...

The scene is the result of the invasion of Goma on January 27th by M23, an armed group under the control of Rwanda, Congo’s neighbour, which abuts the city. Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s president, has ...

The first dinosaurs may have evolved near the equator, and not in the southwest of the supercontinent Gondwana, as ...

Cacao cultivation is a major threat to the Congo Basin rainforest, with new research showing just where expanding cultivation ...

In the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province, an environmental catastrophe is unfolding at a rapid pace. The Okapi Wildlife Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage site once home to some of Earth's ...

The study reveals a worrying trend: megadroughts are becoming longer, more frequent, and more severe, affecting larger areas ...

UK weather maps show a brutal storm sweeping in from the Atlantic and battering the UK with torrential rain and 75pmh winds. According to WXCHARTS maps, aided by Metdesk data, the storm will hit ...

Britain could soon be experiencing a return to stormy weather, according to the latest forecasts. Areas to the east will also see some rain, though this is not forecast to be as heavy. It comes ...

Photos show a few of these stone ruins, partially overgrown by the rainforest. A map shows the layout of X’baatún’s core area. The settlement’s name means “place where water is collected ...