Do you think you know the world? Let’s turn it upside down! We usually see countries the right way up - but not this time. In ...

Scientists have produced the most detailed 3D map of almost all buildings in the world. The map, called GlobalBuildingAtlas, combines satellite imagery and machine learning to generate 3D models for ...

The richest 10 percent of the world’s population now owns three-quarters of all personal wealth, according to the newly released World Inequality Report 2026. Income is not much different, where the ...

Iran’s football chief has labelled the World Cup game chosen by organisers as an LGBTQ ‘Pride Match’ as an ‘irrational move’. Iran's final group match at the FIFA World Cup 2026 will be against Egypt ...

Well, here's something you don't see every day: all 2.75 billion buildings of the world shown together in a single 3D map. Reading time 3 minutes The world has a lot of buildings. Now you can see them ...

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IN SOME PARTS of the West, children of healthy weight have become the exception. In poor countries, childhood obesity is spreading faster than ever before. The problem is not new: the percentage of ...

Scientists at Northwestern University have developed a groundbreaking nickel-based catalyst that could transform the way the world recycles plastic. Instead of requiring tedious sorting, the catalyst ...

The African Union has endorsed the #CorrectTheMap Campaign, a call for the United Nations and the wider global community to use a different kind of world map. The campaign currently has over 4,500 ...

The Mercator projection, a centuries-old map style from the age of sail, still prevails in the internet age. Here’s what the African Union wants to use instead ...

The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organizations of the 16th-century Mercator map of the world in favor of one that more accurately displays Africa ...