We see beautiful descriptions of places everywhere: in magazines, books, and social media posts. But could you recognize a ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

GEOQUIZ: Which country in Africa is the largest by land area? Answer: Algeria. At 919,595 square miles, it edges out Democratic Republic of the Congo’s 905,356 square miles.

Africa is the world’s second largest continent and contains over 50 countries. Africa is in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. It is spread across three of the major lines of latitude: the Tropic ...

Five middle school students proved themselves experts in Middle Eastern and Asian geography by emerging victorious from an annual geography quiz competition Wednesday. “It feels gratifying,” and all ...

Get out your pencils. Sharpen your brain. It’s time to test your knowledge of the world with our annual geography quiz. We’ve used questions devised by Seattle Times travel staff and the Chicago ...

In September, a Louisville, Ky., schoolteacher was forced to resign because of “strong parent concerns” that she might be infected with the Ebola virus. The woman, also a registered nurse, had just ...