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 ...

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

From space colonies to imperial dreams, Donald Trump and Elon Musk offer a masterclass in misguided policy ambition.

Map of The World on Mercator's Projection National Museum of American History. Click to open image viewer. ... map prints, map set of 2 print Object Type Photomechanical Lithographic Processes ...

Tiny Africa, Massive Europe: Why World Maps are Lying to You | Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18G The world map you grew up with is wrong- and it’s not just a small mistake. The Mercator projection, ...

Once you’ve checked out our Mario Kart World map, be sure to check the Shackmaps homepage to see what other games we’ve been busy building maps for. Bill Lavoy. Managing Editor.

The Overture Maps Foundation, a collaborative effort to build interoperable open map data, is offering the general availability of its Global Entity Reference System (GERS)-providing a unique ID for ...

If you hover over any race course along the map, you can see how many Question Blocks are hidden within it and how many have been found. Knowing where you are is crucial if you hope to 100% Mario ...

The escalating conflict in the Middle East is the latest global situation to punch holes through air traffic flows, a ...

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 ...