Central Asia is rapidly urbanizing. Between 1990 and 2020, the population within the largest 48 urban areas grew at an estimated 48% on average. This growing urban population signifies increased needs ...

A new fossil study indicates that Southeast Asia’s forests were more resilient to past climate change than previously thought. In contrast to the theory that a vast savanna corridor expanded across ...

Disregard what you learned in geography class—Earth may not have seven continents after all. From the earliest of grades, schoolchildren around the world have memorized the same lineup: Africa, ...