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, ...

The largest continent, Asia covers an area of 44.6 million square kilometres (17.2 million square miles) and has a staggering population of approximately 4.6 billion people. It is characterised by ...

TRAVEL TRENDS, WORLD Created : Feb 10, 2025, 21:00 IST What are the 7 continents in the world? Our planet is divided into seven continents, each with its own unique landscapes, cultures, and ...

Maps have a way of distorting our perception of the world. But AuthaGraph is trying to bring us back to reality with a new map that accurately depicts the size of continents in comparison to each ...

Russell McLendon is a science writer with expertise in the natural environment, humans, and wildlife. He holds degrees in journalism and environmental anthropology. Like all planets, Earth isn't flat.

Geraldo Cid of the New York City–based collective Art Code Data has designed a mind-boggling mashup of interconnected transit lines from 214 cities on five continents—a tangle of 791 metro lines and ...

It's a problem that has plagued cartographers for centuries: How do you accurately represent a round world on a flat map? The most common world map used today, designed almost 450 years ago, is highly ...

Seen from space, our planet has often been called a "blue marble." It's not, however, just the swirly white clouds that give Earth its marbled appearance. The continents: They are what complete the ...

The upcoming FIFA 2026 World Cup featuring an unprecedented three host nations (United States, Canada and Mexico) could be just a small stepping stone for what world soccer's governing body has in ...

Scientists are among the millions of die-hard Game of Thrones fans digesting the show's finale. The striking landscape of Game of Thrones has led some researchers to build climate simulations that ...

The 2030 FIFA World Cup will take place in six countries — across three continents — to celebrate the soccer tournament's 100th anniversary, the organization announced Wednesday. Morocco, Portugal and ...