From the tropical heat of southwestern China to the icy winters of the north, China’s climate is as varied as any you’ll find in the world. While the winters are harsh in northern China, the summers tend to be warm and rainy. In Beijing,...

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...

Explore the influence of religion on Japan over the centuries. Learn about Shinto, Japan’s indigenous religion, which is still practiced but serves mainly as a source of traditional customs and festivals. It has slightly more followers...

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A moon exploration simulation with robots was conducted in a Jingbo Lake volcanic lava cave in China. Research indicates that there are considerable lava pipe systems distributed beneath the surfaces of the Moon and Mars,” according to...

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The largest wind farm in the world is being constructed in China's Gansu Province, and is one of six mega-farms going up across the country.

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

The leadership of Nicolás Maduro has brought Venezuela to the verge of revolution as its mismanaged economy collapses.

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.

The 10 highest scoring nations on the Global Connectivity Index.

Ten infrastructure mega-projects America needs President Donald Trump and congress to fund and build in the near future.

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

A flyover simulation of what the world's major cities will look like after the climate warms two to four degrees and the oceans rise dozens of feet/meters.

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

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

China is building the world’s longest underwater tunnel beneath the Bohai Sea--at 76 miles long it will pass through two deadly earthquake fault zones, will be longer than the current first and second-ranked underwater tunnels combined...

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.

China's high speed rail network is already larger than all other countries' combined--and it's only half complete.

A look at the future of the United States using demographic data projections. Two big transformations are happening in the US: the population is becoming non-white, and it’s aging in record numbers.