Earth might not have seven continents after all. From an early age, most of us are taught to recognize seven continents: ...

A Pentagon report says China's navy has expanded its reach, with its ships visiting Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe and the South Pacific last year.

Greg Yaghmai is about to embark on an unprecedented challenge: running seven marathons on seven continents in just seven days.

This study addresses a novel and interesting question about how the rise of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau influenced patterns of bird migration, employing a multi-faceted approach that combines species ...

Asia is a vast continent and home to a significant proportion of the world's population. Although many countries within Asia ...

The mainland (Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam) is actually an extension of the Asian continent. Muslims can be found in ... to tiny pinpoints on the map (Indonesia is said to comprise ...

Darryl MacDonald/ BBC Studios In another high-up pocket of the Asian continent, the team returned ... put cameras on sea lions' backs to help them map the elusive ocean floor.

A barbecue, a protest … or a good book? We asked some of our leading historians to choose an illuminating Australia Day read.

An adult human body consists of some 37 trillion cells. Not so long ago, these were thought to come in 220 different types.

As Myanmar’s civil war heads into a fifth year, anti-junta forces are opening universities and colleges as part of their ...

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) reorganized supply chains across the continent, significantly influencing ...

Travelers are interested in how their presence affects the residents of the places they are visiting. The travel industry is ...