A laboratory worker in Irkutsk, Russia has died from the disease, according to reports.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of 17 studies covering more than 72,000 freshwater snails finds persistent Schistosoma ...

Explore a fascinating and intense hypothetical scenario where every nation in Africa engages in an all-out global conflict until only a single superpower remains standing[cite: 4]. This gripping ...

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

The United States stood alone Friday as the only country to vote against a United Nations resolution encouraging the use of world maps that more accurately depict the size of ...

A United Nations (U.N.) vote encouraging the use of world maps that more accurately depict the size of continents has renewed debate over how Africa’s geographic scale is perceived. The U.N. General ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The United Nations this month overwhelmingly approved a resolution ...

Washington DC's old Africa hands are gone, subject matter experts are no longer at the tiller, and AI is now filling the gaps. The cracks are showing, and not just in maps. Writes award-winning ...

The UN has passed a non-binding resolution to endorse the Equal Earth Projection, a map which more fairly represents the true size of the Earth’s landmasses. The current commonly used projection, ...

Main image: Robert Dussey, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, African Integration and Togolese Abroad of Togo, briefs reporters in connection with draft resolution “Correct the map”: ...

The most widely used global map is almost 500 years old and was designed for navigation. But landmasses near the poles look larger than their actual relative sizes, and those near the equator look muc ...