All maps are influenced by the intent and biases of their creator—even those that are striving to be as accurate as possible.

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Estuaries around the world expected to become saltier in the coming decades ...

Across Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, and Rwanda-nations stitched together by the River Nile's timeless flow-a new current of hope is rising ...

THE BALD MAN has not moved for more than three years. She arrived to take on a cargo of sunflower oil on the day before ...

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When researchers examined skeletons buried in present-day Sudan, they found evidence that some had belonged to workers who performed hard labor ...

A California man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to trying to kill U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his home in a suburb ...

Research proves wind and solar power are more expensive than traditional sources of electricity, like coal, natural gas, and nuclear.

New modelling reveals some big demographic dilemmas ahead for Australia, with two unlikely spots on the map bearing the brunt ...

THE WEEK travelled to Dholera in Gujarat, where a 920sqkm-megacity is rising fast to build semiconductors—a city larger than ...

With the organization’s technology, an area of the ocean the size of a football field is being cleaned every five seconds.