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) countries ...

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Google Maps began the process of changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America after a recent executive order signed by President Donald Trump made the name change official.

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More than 4,000 tree species are found only in Mexico and Central America, or Mesoamerica. Research published in Plants, ...

The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Erick has formed in the eastern Pacific on a forecast track where it could ...

(The map below is updated on Fridays when the CDC releases its latest weekly numbers.) The last measles death in the U.S. before this year was in 2019, when a 37-year-old man died from measles ...

Trump Buys Himself Time, and Opens Up Some New Options While President Trump appears to be offering one more off ramp to the Iranians amid the Israel-Iran conflict, he is also bolstering his own ...

June 19, 2025 • Journalist and author Isabel Wilkerson reflects on this year's Juneteenth celebrations — and the push and pull of the Black experience in America.