If you are travelling in Europe in 2026, expect to pay a little extra at checkout. A growing number of countries and cities now charge an overnight tourist tax (sometimes […]

Dengue fever is surging across the Americas again. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has declared a Grade-3 multi-country outbreak, its highest level of emergency response, after the Region of

FlixBus has grown from a single German startup in 2011 into one of the largest intercity bus networks on the planet. Its instantly recognizable green coaches now run in around

A death-ridge heat dome is building over the central U.S. ahead of July 4, with 100s in Texas and heat index near 110F, then shifting to the Northeast by June 29-30. Mapped, with a daily-updated forecast. Plus the link to Europe’s heatwave.

Two huge quakes — M7.2 and M7.5, 39 seconds apart — struck Venezuela’s Caribbean coast near Morón on 24 June 2026, the country’s strongest earthquake since 1900. Epicenter map, magnitude history and what comes next.

More than 150 countries celebrate an independence day. We map who each one broke free from — from the British Empire’s 61 to the Year of Africa and the fall of the USSR.

From the Chagos Islands to the French Southern Lands, we map seven of the world’s most remote territories — why almost nobody lives there, and the few who do.

A PODS report has people talking about US moving trends. We mapped the Census net-migration data: the Sun Belt keeps winning, while California and New York keep losing residents.

IKEA operates in 64 franchise markets and 500+ stores worldwide in 2026. We map every country with an IKEA store — plus the new markets and the shift to smaller city stores.

A Saharan heat dome pushed Europe past 44°C in June 2026. We map the peak temperatures country by country — from Iberia’s blast-furnace core to the UK’s record-breaking June.

Colombia has elected a new president — narrowly. In the runoff on Sunday, 21 June 2026, right-wing lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella edged out the left’s Iván Cepeda by less

Getting into another country can cost a little — or a lot. Most tourist visas run somewhere between $50 and $200, but in 2026 one destination broke away from the

For most of history, a ship that sank was simply gone. The ocean is vast, deep and dark, and until recently we had no practical way to find a wreck

Which countries invent the most, relative to their size? A good proxy is resident patent applications per capita — how many patents people file at their own national office, per

Chess never really left the spotlight after its streaming-era boom — and a viral data post this week reignited the question of where in America chess is biggest. Using Chess.com’s

California’s highest earners are concentrated to a striking degree. Using IRS average-income data by ZIP code, the wealthiest postcodes in the state cluster overwhelmingly on the San Francisco peninsula —

Where do America’s highest earners actually live? Using IRS tax data — the average adjusted gross income reported per return in every ZIP code — the answer splits cleanly between

How much do high school teachers earn — and where are they paid the most? Using the latest wage data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, here is the

How much do dentists earn — and where are they paid the most? Using the latest wage data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, here is the average dentist