Cartographers explain how the Equal Earth projection shows Africa’s true relative size and why the world map we use matters.

The world map is a familiar sight on classroom walls and in atlases, but you might be surprised to learn that it's not an accurate representation of the Earth. In fact, in terms of country and ...

On the second day in Tokyo, I visited the Toyo Bunko Museum, a place I have long wanted to see. They are currently holding a ...

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 ...

Ever wondered why Greenland looks as big as Africa on the map? It’s because of something called the Mercator projection. Putting a 3-D planet on a two-dimensional world map was challenging for early ...

The Earth has no top or bottomPlease picture a world map.Russia and Canada are at the top, while Australia and Antarctica are ...

These printable maps will be useful whether you are studying geography, world history, countries around the world, or you are just trying to show your kids the route you are taking on your next ...

<br>In 150 AD, the Greek scholar Claudius Ptolemy wrote a textbook entitled the <i>Geography, </i>which earned him the title ‘The Father of Geography’. Drawing on nearly a thousand years of classical ...