The G20 is a powerful, informal group of nineteen countries and the European Union. It also includes a representative from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. The list evolved from an effort to include major developing...

China is the third-largest country in the world after Russia and Canada, covering 3.7 million square miles (9.6 million square kilometers). Its massive geography stretches from the Himalayan Mountains of Tibet in the west to the Yangtze...

Hong Kong and Shenzhen are each racing to finish multi-billion dollar mega-bridges across the Pearl River Delta to take advantage of inexpensive land and labor costs on the western side.

A straightforward explanation of Climate Change: the heat from human emissions is roughly equal to exploding 400,000 Hiroshima atomic bombs every day. Historically, every time carbon dioxide levels increase in Earth's atmosphere, the...

An animated video infographic showing every terrorist attack with more than 20 deaths between 1/12/2000 and 11/13/2015.

The many lies and truths told by Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in the first 2016 U.S. presidential debate.

Explaining what the historic Paris Climate Change deal does and what it means for the world.

Dictators are overthrown in part 6 of our epic journey through the revolutions that set the power dynamics of our modern civilization.

The U.S. and China will likely be the two most influential countries for the rest of the 21st century. This is how people in 40 countries around the world currently view the two nations across a variety of global issues, according to a...

As Trump begins his presidency, this a data-driven look at how the American people view the world, including what they think are major threats.

China is building the world's largest airport, the Beijing Daxing International Aiport, to serve the Jing-Jin-Ji megalopolis.

America's ten most (and least) religious states, compared.

An examination of President Barack Obama's achievements over his two terms in office.

From "Cloud Seeding" to hurricane dissipation, this is the history of human weather modification.

The story of the GOP, from Abraham Lincoln to Donald Trump.

The Panama Papers show how the world's most powerful people hide their money in offshore bank accounts to prevent paying taxes or suffering the consequences of government actions.

The problem of space debris is solvable if we work together.

Japan's last shogun is ousted in a coup and a young emperor seizes power to become the supreme executive authority. Part 3 of our 2,600 year timeline of history's greatest revolutions.

How Vladimir Putin implemented his blueprint for controlling every aspect of Russian society.

The Roman Kingdom falls and a Republic is born--Part 1 of history's greatest revolutions that created our modern civilization.

Iran becomes an Islamic Republic as Ayatollah Khomeini seizes power to become Supreme Leader. Part 5 of our journey through history's greatest revolutions--the moments that shaped modern civilization.

An examination of the European Migration Crisis.

China will rapidly expand its nuclear energy production over the next 15 years as part of an all-of-the-above energy push to meet its people's insatiable demand for electricity.

From the refugee crisis to a US presidential campaign featuring Donald Trump and everything in between, this is a look back at the headlines that dominated the news in 2015.