A team of international scientists compiled decades of data to create a map showing the topography of Antarctica with the ice ...

The state of Alaska requested the name change in 1975, but the Board on Geographic Names didn’t take action. Members of the Ohio congressional delegation – President William McKinley was from Ohio – ...

In fact, they often shorten it themselves—with 168 letters, it’s the longest place name in the world. Ready? It is this: ...

RADAR stands for RAdio Detecting And Ranging and as indicated by the name, it is based on the use of radio waves ... Although already invented, radar was further developed during World War II, with ...

The Isle of Man has become the latest part of the world to back the legalisation of assisted dying, after a bill passed both ...

A tour led by an 88-year-old guide in Bastogne, Belgium, scene of a critical battle of World War II, offers a snapshot into the way President Trump’s second term is shifting perceptions of ...

Most climate models now show that cutting emissions won’t be enough to curb global warming, leading to new interest in carbon ...

Glaciers are melting faster than ever. As the planet gets hotter, our frozen world is shrinking, making the water cycle more unpredictable. For billions of people, meltwater flows are changing ...

Sandra Demontigny, 45, pushed Quebec to become one of the few places in the world to allow people to choose a medically assisted death sometimes years in advance. Luke Ching has made a name for ...

Sprawling beaches, rich cultures and untouched pockets of wilderness are just a few alluring characteristics of the best islands in the world. According to experts and U.S. News readers ...

Joshua Riibe, a college senior, has returned home after being questioned in the Dominican Republic about the disappearance of University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki, who is believed to ...

A woman in Henan, China, subjected her boyfriend to a three-hour childbirth simulation, resulting in severe abdominal pain and emergency surgery for him. The man's mother called off the engagement ...