The world is made up of 195 countries, each with its unique geography, culture, political systems, and history. These nations ...

World maps are showing country sizes to be geographically inaccurate depending on their placement near the Poles due to the ...

International borders have changed dramatically over the centuries. In some cases entire countries have been erased from the ...

Brits may feel that getting from one end of their country to another is a long-distance haul. But their perspective on the ...

Point Nemo is Earth’s official “middle of nowhere.” A lot seems to be going on there.

*Refers to the latest 2 years of omaha.com stories. Cancel anytime. Rex Cammack, chair and associate professor in the Department of Geography and Geology, rolls up a map in the map library in the ...

The death penalty was once the go-to punishment for a wide range of crimes in most countries of the world. Today, only about ...

Bridges have brought people together for thousands of years. They've challenged us as engineers, created trade routes between countries, and have allowed us to conquer some of Earth's most difficult ...

Claudia Sheinbaum takes office as Mexico's president Tuesday, adding one of the world's most populous nations to the list of those that have been female-led.

GIS is a technology built on making systems better. Building a better world is an attainable goal with GIS, which enables us ...

but Africa is responsible for only a fraction of the world’s annual emissions. The latest floods have made it abundantly clear that both rich and poor countries need to invest in shoring up ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the UN General Assembly, displaying two maps one as a "blessing" and the ...