Researchers working in a West African rainforest captured photos of a vulnerable bird species for the first time since 2013 ...

The Fight for a New Map Reflecting Africa’s True Size Challenges Centuries of Western Dominance AFRICA When Nigerian-born ...

On September 4, the United Nations GeneralAssembly made what may become one of the most symbolic decisions in modernhistory. In an overwhelming vote of 164 in favour, one against and six abstentions, ...

The UN General Assembly has endorsed a non-binding, African-led resolution promoting equal-area map projections such as Equal Earth to better represent the size of continents.

The Mercator Projection, which preserves shape and direction but distorts relative landmass. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia ...

For generations, millions of people have looked at world maps that make Africa appear smaller than it really is. A recent ...

The UN General Assembly voted 164 to one, with six abstentions, to adopt the "Correct the Map" resolution, an effort to ...

But while the physical geography of our world can be set in stone, the reality is that maps are not. There are choices involved in everything from which countries are centered to ...

A wildfire burning in a remote section of Yosemite National Park has nearly doubled in size since Thursday, with new fire mapping showing the blaze approaching 2,000 acres as firefighters work to ...

Firefighters are making progress on two major wildfires in Big Sur that have burned a combined 55,428 acres. As of Thursday morning, the Timber Fire had burned 25,435 acres and was 44% contained, ...

Sept 17 (Reuters) - Airtel Africa's (AAF.L), opens new tab Airtel Money is considering downsizing its London IPO, which could launch as soon ‌as next week, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing ...

A fast-growing wildfire burning in a remote section of Yosemite National Park has expanded to more than 1,100 acres and remains completely uncontained Thursday morning, prompting trail closures near ...