The world map is familiar sight on classroom walls and in atlases, but in terms of country and continent size, it’s way off – and all because of a 16th-century projection.

A 4,000-year-old stone slab, first discovered over a century ago in France, may be the oldest known map in Europe, according ...

Following days of Israeli bombardment of Iran and missiles fired on Tel Aviv and other cities in reprisal by that country, ...

Africa is often characterised as hot, dangerous, uninhabitable, poor, unstable and corrupt.

Once the technology and infrastructure are in place and reach full potential, it's predicted to produce 45,000 tons of clean ...

Pic: CEMS / EDO Image: Heat was record high in March in Europe. The image on the right shows the south of the continent was much wetter than average and the north much drier. Source: Copernicus ...

From the earliest of grades, schoolchildren around the world have memorized the same lineup: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Oceania, Europe ... as a continent might need a rewrite. The map of Earth ...

There is only so much travelling one can do in a year, yet there is plenty to see in the world. Europe has some of the most beautiful countries with historic landmarks scattered across the continent.

But months on, the U.S. has still not produced a road map sketching out which capabilities Washington plans on withdrawing from Europe, and what the continent will have to urgently replace ...

Image: Maps show how much hotter than average Europe was in March (R), and how much rainfall varied across the continent (L). Pic: Copernicus/ECMWF ...

Scotland is set to be part of a new high-speed train route across Europe, and the ambitious plans could see Scots zooming off to the continent within ... and a map showing key stops has shown ...

Scotland is set to be part of a new high-speed train route across Europe, and the ambitious plans could see Scots zooming off to the continent within hours without ... revolutionise travel across ...