Antarctic marathon runners waiting for their flight back to civilisation flipped frustration into spectacle on December 15, ...

New Year’s Eve 2026 will be celebrated at different times worldwide. From Kiribati welcoming the year first to remote islands ...

Ever wondered if Earth’s continents were once joined as a single landmass? This video breaks down the science behind continental drift, plate tectonics, and how our planet slowly reshaped itself over ...

The cuts complicate America's efforts to push its agenda in a region that has faced military coups and devastating conflicts.

Far beneath the waves of the southwest Pacific, scientists have finished charting a landmass so large and so coherent that it now stands beside Africa, Asia and the rest as a full-fledged continent.

New research suggests climate shocks from major volcanic eruptions may have disrupted harvests and helped trigger the Black ...

Since taking office, the administration has worked to implement its business-focused diplomacy in ​Africa, shifting the U.S. priority from aid to trade. Trump has sought to broker peace accords and ...

In October this year, India announced its intention to build Maitri II, the country’s newest research station in Antarctica ...

New research suggests a volcanic eruption around 1345 cooled the climate, leading to crop failures. On the ships that carried imported grain to fill the gap came plague-carrying fleas.

On Christmas Day 1863, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote the poem we now know as the song “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day.” Earlier in the year, Longfellow had unsuccessfully pressured his son, ...

Major global forums are scheduled in 2026 that will cover diverse topics including climate change, trade, and security. But ...

The geology of the ocean floor is truly spectacular — perhaps even more than land geology. Unfortunately, it's really hard to study.