The world is a big place. There is plenty to see on our planet: cities, mountains, and a lot of countries that can be tricky ...

Despite surpassing 8 billion people in November 2022, global population growth is slowing down. However, these declines have not been equal across the globe—while some countries show explosive growth, ...

Flat maps, designed to offer a consistent representation of Earth, reveal inaccuracies in countries' sizing. Some nations near the Poles appear significantly larger than they truly are, while others ...

Scientists have completed the first-ever global, high-resolution map of the world’s shallow tropical coral reefs. When combined with an integrated tool that tracks global coral bleaching events in ...