The tug of war between Denmark and America over Greenland is about much more than Donald Trump’s trademark bluster. It is also a story of colonialism, superpower rivalry and a misprint on a map.

A scruffy New Orleans rescue dog famed for evading a monthslong effort to recapture him using nets and tranquilizer rifles has finally been caught and returned to domestic life this week.

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Botanists have found a stand of rare trees in Tanzania’s Zanzibar archipelago not known to grow wild anywhere else in Africa.

There's a time and place to recognize all the opportunity a new sewer system can represent — new homes, new stores, a new ...

A trove of "ancient treasures" was recently found in a third-century shipwreck near Greece. Not only did this trove include ...

Is California for sale? A lighthearted petition to buy the state of California for Denmark prompted more than 200,000 ...

Two students challenging New Hampshire’s ban on transgender athletes on girls sports teams will also fight President Donald ...

The highly unusual ban, which Trump administration officials had threatened earlier Tuesday unless the AP changed the style on the Gulf, could have constitutional free-speech implications.

Geographical name changes can be a result of a shift in regimes, indigenous movements, decolonisation, or political factors.

For the record, China has pursued a decadely war of strategic position in the South China Sea, turning reefs into artificial islands and seizing Filipino waters. In 2016, the U.N.'s Hague's ...

The body of water formerly known in the United States as the Gulf of Mexico is now listed for U.S.-based users of Google Maps ...