The U.N. voted to promote map projections that more accurately represent the world, drawing official opposition from the U.S.

For over 450 years we have been misled about what the world actually looks like. . . . until now. And one notable nation is ...

The Equal Earth projection shows countries’ true size relative to one another, unlike the centuries-old Mercator map, which ...

T he UN has voted almost unanimously to change the traditional world map it uses to a more modern version that more ...

LAGOS, Nigeria — The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly backed a resolution aimed at changing the way Africa and other regions are represented on world maps. The "Correct the Map" ...

For centuries, the standard world map has visually shortchanged Africa, shrinking the continent on paper, despite its large landmass. The distortion has now come under renewed scrutiny after the ...