But by looking at the Mercator Projection, one of the most widely used map projections, one wouldn’t know it. Created by Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator in 1569 to help maritime travel in the ...

Mapping a sphere onto a flat plane is mathematically impossible. But a better world map than the Mercator projection 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 U.N. voted to promote map projections that more accurately represent the world, drawing official opposition from the U.S.

What if everything you learned about Earth’s seven continents was not quite right? Scientists are challenging the familiar world map with new research suggesting that Europe and North America may not ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A world map familiar to generations of students could lose ground under an African-led effort to represent countries and ...

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 ...

Aimed at “a more accurate representation” of continental landmasses, the resolution was supported by 164 countries, while the US voted against it and six other states abstained. The new map – known as ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The history of Earth's continents might be different from what we first ...