All maps are influenced by the intent and biases of their creator—even those that are striving to be as accurate as possible.

A warm blob of water in the North Atlantic is an ominous sign that a system of currents that regulate the planet's climate ...

Evidence of one of the earliest human populations known in Scotland has been found, including tools and stone circles.

A Russian naval task group has conducted exercises and port calls during its deployment in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.

Picture an animal that spends its youth in winding rivers, only to vanish across entire oceans on a secret journey for which ...

France’s pledge to confront its colonial legacy is being tested in Madagascar, where historic grievances are clashing with ...

The Pacific is the largest and the deepest ocean on our planet, stretching over 60 million square ... seeing it on a 2D world map makes it look distorted. Planes flying over Alaska are just a way to ...

Air freight did not blossom into a full-fledged industry until dedicated cargo airlines were established following the Second ...

Lastly, moving to Europe is a health hack. American life — car-bound, overworked and fuelled by processed food — is a daily assault on the body. The US’s obesity rate of 42.9 per cent is nearly four ...

April 27 is Moehanga Day, the anniversary of the day in 1806 when Ngāpuhi warrior Moehanga became the first Māori to visit ...

This time the volcano Krakatoa, in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra, erupted. News of the colossal eruption was ...

In January 2025, Taiwan’s coast guard blamed a Cameroon- and Tanzania-flagged vessel crewed by seven Chinese nationals and ...