President Trump has made no secret of his designs on Greenland, repeating threats to acquire the territory through a ...

Cartography has always shaped worldview and geopolitics, and often for the worse. So it does in the era of Donald Trump.

As agricultural research continues to become more entwined with technology, smart farming—a phrase that encompasses research ...

A U.S. Geological Survey effort to find underground deposits of clean energy metals has gotten bipartisan support.

The United States is in the midst of a place-renaming moment. From the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, ...

Despite centuries of efforts to map our planet precisely, our view of the world will always be political and imperfect.

The U.S. Justice Department withdrew from a lawsuit alleging that Texas’ legislative and congressional district maps drawn after the 2020 U.S. Census discriminated against Latino and Black ...

The party in power – clearly the Republicans right now – traditionally faces political headwinds in the midterm elections. Nevertheless, an early read of the 2026 map indicates the GOP may be ...

A total lunar eclipse on March 13-14, 2025, will be visible across Earth's night side. See detailed maps of where and when to watch the dramatic 'Blood Moon'. The first total lunar eclipse since ...

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with ...

Photo: UN Women/Ashutosh Negi Women’s equal participation and leadership in political and public life are essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. However, data show that ...

The pair of experienced astronauts, who in January participated in an exclusive interview with USA TODAY, are finally due in the days ahead to return to Earth. If you need a catch-up or a ...