Fewer wildfires burn in North American forests today than in previous centuries, increasing the risk of more severe wildfires, according to research published in Nature Communications. The findings ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week requiring the federal government to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on official maps, a move that could take ...

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum earlier this month jokingly suggested North America be renamed "Mexican America," a name used on an early map of the region. Other countries do not have to ...

President Donald Trump's executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America is already resulting in changes across the federal government and military. Google Maps has indicated ...

WASHINGTON — You won't be able to find the Gulf of Mexico or Denali on Google Maps anymore ... as the Gulf of America and restore Denali in Alaska, the highest peak in North America, to its ...

Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, recently joked that perhaps North America should instead be called “Mexican America” in a cheeky nod to historical maps. The Trump administration insists these ...