The Japanese plantation colony became the launch site for the atomic bombings of Japan. Today, it’s been nearly forgotten by ...

A new global atlas of underground fungi suggests that some surprising biodiversity hot spots lie hidden beneath our feet.

A University of Kansas researcher has spent years studying "aquaterra"—his term for regions around the world once populated ...

More U.S. citizens are considering obtaining a passport for a second country, with two major routes open to them.

Syria's new government sent troops to quell fighting between the Druze religious minority and Sunni Muslim tribes. Then Israel intervened, bombing Damascus.

Most of us grew up looking at world maps that dramatically distorted the actual size of countries, and we had no idea. In this eye-opening video, we reveal the truth about how big (or small ...

President Trump signed a proclamation barring travelers and immigrants from 12 countries and restricting entry for nationals from another seven.

China is owed a record $22 billion in debts from 75 of the world's most vulnerable countries this year.

Around the world, though, the UK is something of an international outlier in not nominating an official national language, as the vast majority of countries have.

The U.S. is among more than 30 countries that allow for unrestricted birthright citizenship. Birthright citizenship means that a person born in a country, regardless of their parents' immigration ...