Primary school geography paints such a neat picture of the world. It tells us, for example, that there are seven continents on Earth, but the truth is far more complex. Researchers are constantly ...

Ancient, expansive tracts of continental crust called cratons have helped keep Earth's continents stable for billions of years, even as landmasses shift, mountains rise and oceans form. A new ...

Evidence from Colorado suggests glaciers once covered Earth to the equator, supporting the Snowball Earth theory. This ...

Even the balmy tropics may have once been crushed by colossal masses of ice.

Here’s how it works. Should you get your directions from Google Maps or Apple Maps? It's a decision all iPhone users have to make at some point — regardless of whether you're a long-time ...

DAKAR, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Mpox cases continue to spread on the African continent, showing an increase of over 500% from last year, data from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is being slammed as a traitor following damning claims he instructed administrators at Columbia University to dismiss any criticism of the school’s handling ...

Google Maps is getting new features powered by Gemini, Google’s generative AI model. On Thursday the company announced incoming updates that will allow Google Maps users in the U.S. to tap into ...

Google Maps is rolling out an update that brings a number of integrated AI features to its location platforms, including Waze. Starting this week, the company's Gemini AI will be integrated into ...

Whether it’s plonked on the dashboard during an ambitious road trip, or refreshed between train stops on a weekend getaway, Google Maps is the pocket-sized copilot over one billion of us turn to ...

More than 17,000 cases have now been confirmed across the continent, with the WHO saying ... isolate while waiting for the results. Here is a map of all the places where cases of clade 1b have ...

But are there really seven continents? Anyone with a map can see that Asia and Europe are connected. They are often called Eurasia for that reason. The divide is pretty arbitrary, more culturally ...