How the world map changed over centuries, why Mercator makes Greenland look huge, why Asia is the largest continent, how map projections work and the truth behind common world map myths.

The UN has endorsed a new world map using the Equal Earth projection. See how the map compares and why Africa gains the most relative size.

A United Nations resolution backing the Equal Earth map could change how Africa and other continents are represented in classrooms, media and digital mapping.

Togo-sponsored resolution calls to phase out traditional map that depicts continent as similar size to Greenland ...

After centuries of a distorted view, the UN will adopt a more accurate world map. by: UNSPLASH The world map many people grew up with could soon look very different. On September 4, the United ...

The UN General Assembly adopted a non-binding resolution promoting world maps that more accurately reflect the relative sizes of countries and continents, with 164 member states voting in favor, six ...

As of Sept. 4, the United Nations voted to adopt a new world map that would more accurately represent the size of Africa. The ...

Nearly every voting country recently approved of a new way to depict the world. The United Nations' endorsement of a new ...

However, the Mercator map comes with the trade-off of showing inaccurate sizes for continents. Landmasses become artificially ...

Recent earth science developments suggest that how we count our planet’s largest land masses is less clear than we learned in school. By Matt Kaplan The world is split up into continents, there are ...

History was made on Friday when a new map (the Equal Earth Map) of the world was endorsed by the United Nations in a vote on ...