This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly backed a new Equal Earth world map that corrects Africa’s ...

A striking map created by John Matherly at search engine Shodan shows significant disparities in internet access across the world. The graphic maps every device that's directly connected to the ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The African Union has started an effort to oust the Mercator projection map and replace it with what it says is a more accurately drawn map. The 16 ...

The earliest known world map was etched sometime around the 6th century BCE onto a small clay tablet measuring just 4.8 by 3.2 inches. It depicts the world from the Babylonians’ point of view and is ...

For generations, the world map many of us grew up looking at has shaped how we imagine the size of countries and continents. But there is a problem: the familiar Mercator projection does not ...

The Mercator projection, a centuries-old map style from the age of sail, still prevails in the internet age. Here’s what the African Union wants to use instead ...

Maps are famous for distorting the earth. Because they portray our world in only two dimensions, continents and countries become skewed, as does our perception of how big they truly are. And that ...

Russell McLendon is a science writer with expertise in the natural environment, humans, and wildlife. He holds degrees in journalism and environmental anthropology. Like all planets, Earth isn't flat.