When the air is partly ionized, freely moving electrons slightly slow down the radio signals travelling to Earth from GPS and ...

This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “The world’s next country?” ...

This week, we explore the dynamic changes in Mali's mining sector, as the government strengthens its control over gold ...

One map shows the countries where people have the highest amount of sexual partners throughout their life. Australia, South ...

Developing countries, many of them in Africa, are disproportionately affected by climate change despite accounting for just 4 ...

One of Africa's Big Five countries is shown on world maps to be half the size it actually is, while a small European country appears to be double its real area. World maps show country sizes to be ...

University of Miami Religious Studies Professor Henry A. Green highlights the story of Jews who fled their homelands in the ...

Piri Reis, an Ottoman admiral and cartographer, is renowned for his world map created in 1513, which includes detailed representations of parts of Northern Africa. His work is significant not only ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

A map shared to social media in mid-October 2024 accurately compared the size of Texas to Europe. The map shared online ...

Focusing on climate finance, the decisions to be taken at this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in ...

The heads of the 13 biggest emitters, including the U.S., China, and France, will not be present at this year's U.N. climate ...