It’s evident that former Republican Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann is, to be kind, bad at geography. In an October debate, Bachmann’s remarks suggested that she didn’t know Libya was a ...

Explore the nations that challenge traditional geographical boundaries, like Turkey, Russia, Egypt, Kazakhstan, and Denmark. These remarkable countries serve as cultural hubs, blending influences from ...

Imagine standing in one part of a city and then crossing a bridge to another continent. That is precisely the kind of geography in Turkey. The country spans both Europe and Asia, though the bulk lies ...

Recent earth science developments suggest that how we count our planet’s largest land masses is less clear than we learned in school. By Matt Kaplan The world is split up into continents, there are ...

Africa has an image problem. Or, put another way, the West has a perception problem. Because when we talk about Africa, more often than not, it's to talk about catastrophes and epidemics, and to ...

Looking at a world map feels simple. Each country seems to sit neatly on one continent. But geography loves surprises. Some countries stretch across two continents at once. That means one part of the ...