India is forecast to remain the country with the largest population, growing from 1,419,316,933 people today to 1,482,525,207 ...

Researchers mapped exactly where buildings are in the world and how much space they take up. The result is a mind boggling ...

A database of 2.75 billion buildings could help scientists to monitor urban planning, climate change, disaster risks and even ...

The U.S. capital is tiny compared to many of the world's largest cities, a new report on urbanization around the globe shows. Tokyo has lost its status as the world's largest city, with another ...

A Newsweek map shows the world’s 100 largest cities by population, according to updated United Nations data —including the only two U.S. metropolises to make the cut: New York and Los Angeles.

U.S. sanctions against Russian oil majors Lukoil and Rosneft could trigger a structural reshaping of the global oil sector ...

The government on Wednesday unveiled a comprehensive strategy for the country to become a top two global player in the semiconductor industry by creating the world's largest chip cluster. In the ...

Scientists have created the most detailed map of Mars’ ancient river systems, pinpointing 16 major basins that may have once ...

Humans live in a world abundant in salt, but this everyday seasoning is a luxury for wild herbivores, and it's far from clear ...

By the time they had finished last year – following a delay caused by the Covid lockdowns - the piece measured at 171sq ft, ...

Now researchers say one of the most important lithium discoveries on Earth may be hiding in plain sight. Beneath remote desert hills along the Nevada and Oregon border, a long-dead volcano may contain ...

From 400-year-old globes to cosmic funeral shrouds, how the Osher Map Library in Maine shows people that maps aren't just for ...