The world map is familiar sight on classroom walls and in atlases, but in terms of country and continent size, it’s way off – and all because of a 16th-century projection.

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

When Abimbola Ogundairo saw a pretty wooden map she thought would be great decor for her walls, she did something most regular buyers wouldn’t think of: She messaged the manufacturers with a simple, ...

The 28-year-old is leading an African-led campaign to get more of global institutions and schools to immediately stop using the Mercator Map projection – the most common version of the world map ...

Cartographers agreed that the Mercator map was outdated, inaccurate, and wasn’t the best way to represent the world’s landmasses. They’d been calling for the use of a new projection since ...

The world’s oldest map of the night sky was amazingly accurate. Newly discovered fragments of 2,200-year-old star coordinates—once thought lost—reveal the incredible skill of the ancient ...

Our world is full of surprises and some such surprises come in the form of pink dolphin, white giraffe and black tiger, among others. Nature hides some rare and mesmerising creatures which are ...

Marching bands, floats and revelers festooned in rainbows and sparkles are expected to fill the streets of Washington on Saturday for one of the world’s largest L.G.B.T.Q. festivals. The city ...

Map Shows World's Biggest Research Universities After Harvard. Published May 27, 2025 at 1:06 PM EDT ... as the university has sued the White House over claims of illegal overreach.

With the welcome mat withdrawn for promising researchers from around the world, America is at risk of losing its longstanding pre-eminence in the sciences. By James Glanz For decades, Bangalore ...

Retailers will receive a free black & white variant of Marvel Knights: The World To Come #1 next week. Joe Quesada and Christopher Priest team up for this new Marvel Knights limited series event ...