In 1980, neither China nor India had much representation in the “global middle class” — people who neither belong to the bottom half of the income distribution nor rank among the top 10% worldwide.

A story that needs retelling in our age of rage. ‘I don’t know if I’m weaker than other people,” wrote C. S. Lewis to his brother on July 20, 1940, “but it is a positive revelation to me that while ...

Exoplanets are planets outside Earth's solar system that most often orbit a star. Astronomers have managed to bring an exoplanet into unprecedented focus by using a technique the researchers call 3D ...

Scouring the corners of Google Earth and Maps has become an interesting way for people to explore the planet, and sometimes they come across the most unexpected finds. From random snapshots of humans ...

Middle-earth is full of the fantastic, but it’s not all sunshine and roses. For all of the mystical Elves and cheery Hobbits, there are a lot of terrifying monsters that pop up throughout J.R.R.

As the exclusive provider of category management services to Middle-earth, Asmodee will oversee the strategy in close collaboration with Middle-earth and lead development of the tabletop range, ...

After selling out earlier this week, The Complete History of Middle-earth: Collector's Box Set is back in stock at Amazon with a massive discount. The 5,440-page, three-book collector's set is on sale ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Frodo Baggins was the great hero of Middle-earth in The Lord of the Rings, and yet he left it ...

During his address to the United Nations General Assembly, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu checked off countries on a map as he listed threats Israel had targeted over the past year.Sept. 26 ...

The African Union has endorsed the #CorrectTheMap Campaign, a call for the United Nations and the wider global community to use a different kind of world map. The campaign currently has over 4,500 ...

The African Union endorsed a map that reflects the truer relative size of the continent. (map public domain via Equal Earth) The African Union, an intergovernmental organization of 55 African ...