Hotter air holds more moisture, which means that rainfall can be heavier, or increased evaporation can exacerbate droughts.

The Imago Mundi, the world's oldest map, has been re-examined by scientists who now claim it shows the exact location of Noah ...

The Mercator projection, a cylindrical map introduced by Geradus Mercator in 1569, distorts the true size of countries on ...

Israeli forces killed at least 22 people and injured dozens more in southern Lebanon on Sunday, Lebanese officials said, in the deadliest day since Israel’s truce with Hezbollah took effect. In ...

More than a billion people across the world depend on wetlands for their livelihoods – that’s about one in eight people on Earth. The theme for World Wetlands Day is “Wetlands and human ...

Armandine (seen above) died in 2020, and now prosecutors in the southern city of Montpellier are calling for a life sentence to be handed to her depraved mother, Sandrine Pissarra. The mother-of ...

State of the World was previously State of Ukraine. You'll continue to hear Ukraine coverage here, along with other international stories. Support NPR's reporting by subscribing to State of the ...

Southern states like Florida, Texas, and Tennessee are grappling with a historic winter storm that has brought ...

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