In a time before cars, planes, and boats existed, have you ever wondered how and when humans first spread across the globe?

Scientists are sounding the alarm about sudden and dramatic changes unfolding across Antarctica. The icy continent, once thought to respond only slowly to climate shifts, is showing signs of rapid ...

The Gaia space observatory helped astronomers chart 4,000 light-years worth of our home galaxy.

Cartographers didn’t just redraw a line—they validated a reality: the waters circling Antarctica function as a distinct ocean with outsized impact on climate. Here’s why the ... Continue Reading → ...

The Mercator map from 1569 distorts Africa’s true size and ‘downplays its importance,’ Africa No Filter’s executive director tells Anadolu - Anadolu Ajansı ...

First there was Letsile Tebogo, who put Botswana on the sporting map when he won gold in the 200m at the Paris Olympics. Now, there is Gaborone United Ladies, who became the country’s first football ...

While European countries band together to help tackle devastating fires, Africa is being left on its own, writes Nick Ferris.

Geoscientists discovered a continent that had been hiding in plain sight for almost 375 years. Historically, there's been speculation about whether a continent known as Zealandia or Te Riu-a-Māui in ...

After losing their husbands and becoming empty nesters, two women formed an unexpected friendship that led them from grief to a globe-trotting adventure. What began with mission trips soon turned into ...

The President of the African Editors Forum (TAEF), Churchill Otieno, has called on African journalists to reframe the African ...

New analysis of street-level data across sub-Saharan Africa shows how access to infrastructure dramatically improves the ...

Africa's leaders have outlined a bold vision of climate action and pledge to present a unified position at COP30 later this ...