All maps are influenced by the intent and biases of their creator—even those that are striving to be as accurate as possible.

Opinion - It is a country steeped in history and mystery, especially for someone like me who has always been fascinated by the cultures of the Maghreb. Morocco holds a special kind of magnetism.

A warm blob of water in the North Atlantic is an ominous sign that a system of currents that regulate the planet's climate ...

Two continents collided millions of years ago, forming a bridge that changed Earth's climate system and triggered one of ...

The Punic people had almost no genetic ties to Phoenicians, even though the latter founded the great city of Carthage.

By the Viking Age, cats with a new genetic haplogroup, IV-D, show up in York, Orkney, and even Galway, Ireland. The Norse ...

Rerouting History: From Suez to the Arctic Once upon a time, if you were mapping global trade, your pen would glide through the Middle East and North Africa. Cairo. Haifa. Dubai. Aden. The Suez Canal ...

Its origins lie in the Swahili language, but Africa isn’t the only place to enjoy a safari. On the other side of the planet, ...

Despite its diminutive size on the all-too-common world maps that use Mercator projection, Africa is the second-largest ...

Double ’Cane Cameron Mofid has been around the world and back. Literally. At 25 years old, he is considered the youngest ...