As the UN adopts a new world map to reflect Africa's true size, let's take a closer look at what different maps get right and ...

There are many different methods of portraying a three-dimensional sphere on a two-dimensional surface, and each comes with ...

There are many methods of portraying a three-dimensional shape on a two-dimensional surface, and each comes with tradeoffs ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The African Union has endorsed the #CorrectTheMap Campaign, a call for the United Nations and the wider global community to use a ...

Rebalancing Global Cartographic Representation and Promoting Equitable Representation of the World’s Regions, Particularly ...

India supported a UN push for more accurate world maps while clarifying that its vote does not endorse any specific ...

The UN General Assembly passed the 'Correct the Map' resolution, moving away from the Mercator projection. While supporting ...

The United Nations has approved a new world map that aims to show the true size of continents more accurately. The Equal ...

Indian diplomat Raghoo Puri noted that equal-area approaches address size distortions from traditional navigation maps. While ...

The UN has passed a non-binding resolution to endorse the Equal Earth Projection, a map which more fairly represents the true size of the Earth's landmasses. The current commonly used projection, ...

The UN has passed a non-binding resolution to endorse the Equal Earth Projection, a map which more fairly represents the true size of the Earth’s landmasses. The current commonly used projection, ...

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 ...