The Geographic Names Information System database changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America earlier this ...

There is a “mismatch” between the importance of peatlands and their current level of protection, a new study warns.

Leveraging national surveys, big-data advances and machine learning, Cornell researchers have piloted a new approach to ...

Google's online and mobile calendars in the U.S. no longer include references to the first day of Black History Month or Pride Month, among other events.

Under Trump's executive order, Google Maps has adopted "Gulf of America." Apple Maps is drawing mixed reactions for sticking with "Gulf of Mexico." ...

Critics say a Trump administration order calls into question the United States’ global standing and reliability.

Congress had budgeted at least $690 million on pro-democracy programs this year to counter nations considered the world's ...

The Trump administration is moving to merge USAID with the State Department and, while some aid functions will remain intact, ...

The map below, using USAID data released by U.S. Office of Foreign Assistance, shows the countries where USAID spent most ...

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The latest edition of our Top 10 in Data Journalism column also highlights the risks of nuclear war, drought in the Amazon, ...

Some of the world’s most vulnerable populations ... said of the aid freeze. A map showing countries have been affected by President Trump’s decision to halt foreign aid. Most of the soup ...