The United States boasts an unparalleled aviation network with over 16,000 airports, connecting vast distances and rural communities. This extensive i ...

Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall explores how mountains, rivers, seas, and climate shape global politics. The book ...

A global game reveals that our idea of the size of continents is more accurate than classic maps and their distortions ...

Now back-to-back World Series champions, Los Angeles is reaping the benefits of the highest payroll in the game highlighted by, arguably, the best to ever do it. Multiple MVPs fill the top of the ...

Christmas may be a global celebration, but the ways different cultures honor this beloved holiday reveal the beautiful ...

The New Scientist Book Club is currently reading the late Iain M. Banks’s Culture novel The Player of Games. Fellow science ...

U.S. men's team manager Mauricio Pochettino learned plenty about his team during two games earlier this month (a 2-0 loss to South Korea and a 2-0 win over Japan). He even experimented with a ...

In September, the board adopted a plan that emphasizes Texas and U.S. history, while reducing focus on world history and ...

We know fastball usage has been declining even as velocity has risen. Only a decade ago, fastballs were the foundation of pitching. Technology (high speed cameras, spin tracking, etc.) has changed the ...

The next global volcanic disaster is likely to come from a volcano that appears dormant, writes Mike Cassidy of The ...

The next global volcanic disaster is more likely to come from volcanoes that appear dormant and are barely monitored than ...