A hand stencil on the wall of a cave in Indonesia has become the oldest known rock art in the world, exceeding the ...

The U.S. State Department’s updated international travel page now features an interactive global advisory map showing countries listed under its higher-risk travel warning levels. The interactive map ...

Africa’s official maps are stuck in the past, often either outdated, incomplete—or both. But governments don’t have the budgets to fix them, making it difficult to complete projects as complex as ...

Marta Yebra is a member of the ACT Multi Hazards Advisory Council and The International Academy of Astronautics. This year’s fire season in Australia feels unpredictable. One week brings torrential ...

The maps of the world you’ve been looking at all your life are wrong and should be replaced, according to a group promoting a new map that more accurately shows Africa as the second largest continent.

LONDON/DAKAR, Aug 14 (Reuters) - (This Aug. 14 story has been refiled to clarify the number of AU member states in paragraph 3) The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments ...

A landmass which was once home to up to half a million people has been discovered off the coast of northern Australia. The now-submerged continental shelf was a vast, habitable landscape for much of ...

Disregard what you learned in geography class—Earth may not have seven continents after all. From the earliest of grades, schoolchildren around the world have memorized the same lineup: Africa, ...

Australian Defence personal exit an RAAF C-17A Globemaster as a mock fire blast occurs during a military showcase on March 28, 2025, in Avalon, Australia. (Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images) MELBOURNE, ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Researchers have unveiled the most detailed map of Antarctica's bedrock yet. | Credit: Pritchard ...

Bedmap3 is the most fine-grain map to date of the landscape beneath Antarctica's ice. Scientists created it using more than 60 years' worth of data from satellites, ships and dog-drawn sleds. When you ...