A new map projection endorsed by the U.N. aims to represent Africa and other continents at their more accurate relative sizes ...

A World Bank-led initiative has attracted attention for its promising plans to improve water access to 1 billion people by ...

A map shows the remote Pacific island where Amelia Earhart is thought to have crashed.

The UN has passed a non-binding resolution to endorse the Equal Earth Projection, a map which more fairly represents the true size of the Earth’s landmasses.

Key points Vietnam has moved from having one of the lowest GDP per capita levels compared with African countries in 1990 to ...

More than 90% of the continent’s historically measured glacier area is gone. Scientists are racing to preserve the climate ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The United Nations this month overwhelmingly approved a resolution ...

For fifty years, the map of African fresh produce that a buyer carried in their head had a handful of names on it: Kenya, ...

Across Africa, wheat, maize and rice are the most consumed cereal crops. When they fail because of drought, floods or other ...

A newly identified 210-million-year-old dinosaur from Zimbabwe is helping scientists uncover a surprisingly distinct ...

Asia-Pacific is now home to more of the world’s largest exhibition venues than any other region, according to the 2026 ...

A new global risk map has identified the world’s highest-risk countries for 2027. The assessment appears in the 2027 Global ...