Most of us grew up looking at world maps that dramatically distorted the actual size of countries, and we had no idea. In ...

Have you ever looked at a world map and wondered why some countries seem much larger than others, even though that doesn't ...

The three cartographers created the Equal Earth map in response to public schools in Boston adopting another map, the Gall-Peter map projection, to depict the true sizes of the continents in 2017.

Google Maps has a new 3D globe mode. Just zoom out on the desktop version of Google Maps and you'll be presented with a sphere instead of a plane visual representation of the Earth.

Think about a map of the world. The image you're picturing will most likely resemble the Mercator projection—a 2D representation of the globe created in the 1500s which most maps you commonly ...

The new Equal Earth map projection gives an accurate representation of the continents without sacrificing appearances. By Avery Thompson Published: Sep 05, 2018 4:44 PM EDT Šavrič et al.

Vox is a general interest news site for the 21st century. Its mission: to help everyone understand our complicated world, so that we can all help shape it. In text, video and audio, our reporters ...

On a typical world map, Canada is a vast nation. Home to six time zones, its endless plains spread from ocean to ocean, dominating great swathes of the northern half of the globe. But, in reality ...

Now, Maps finally shows a globe. While many might chalk up this move to something against the “Flat Earther” movement, it’s also a move that gives users a more accurate representation of ...

On a typical world map, Canada is a vast nation. Home to six time zones, its endless plains spread from ocean to ocean, dominating great swathes of the northern half of the globe. But, in reality ...