Africa has the most countries of any continent with a total of 54. Rather than following natural terrains or historical boundaries, many of its borders are strikingly straight in some areas and ...

An incredible map shows the “true” size of Africa with China, India and America all fitting inside. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT The continent is 30.37 million km² and covers 20 ...

The temblor happened at 11:28 p.m. East Africa time about 4 miles northeast ... prompt U.S.G.S. scientists to update the shake-severity map. An aftershock is usually a smaller earthquake that ...

Researchers have assembled a map of strontium, a naturally occurring element, across sub-Saharan Africa. These data can be compared with strontium levels measured in human remains to more ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Africa is the world’s second largest continent and contains over 50 countries. Africa is in the Northern and ...

For centuries, the Mercator map – one of the most widely used world maps – has shrunk the African continent, distorting its scale and minimising its global significance. Africa covers 30,37-million ...