A research team from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has released ...

Incredible map of Africa reveals the most spoken language in each country Between 1,000 and 2,000 languages are spoken across Africa in comparison to just over 200 in Europe. By Toby Codd.

An incredible map shows the “true” size of Africa with China, India and America all fitting inside. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT The continent is 30.37 million km² and covers 20 ...

New research from the Future Ecosystems for Africa program at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, has created the most accurate maps yet of where reforestation can effectively combat ...

Early man left Africa for Eurasia 80,000 years ago along a 'corridor' of rivers across the Sinai peninsula through Jordan, according to new research led by scientists at the University of Southampton.

When you look at a map of the world, it makes sense to assume that Greenland and Africa are similar in size. But in reality, the African continent is 14 times as big as the icy northern land mass.

COLUMN: Piri Reis, an Ottoman admiral and cartographer, is renowned for his world map created in 1513, which includes detailed representations of parts of Northern Africa.

High-resolution satellite imagery has been used to map every single tree in Africa, demonstrating a technique that could help improve the monitoring of deforestation across the world. Florian ...

A little-known element is shedding light on the transatlantic slave trade. Researchers have assembled a map of strontium, a naturally occurring element, across sub-Saharan Africa. These data can ...