Cartographers explain how the Equal Earth projection shows Africa’s true relative size and why the world map we use matters.

The United Nations General Assembly voted on Friday to adopt a new world map that reflects countries’ true relative sizes, after African nations urged the UN to right a centuries-old wrong. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Equal Earth projection accurately reflects countries' relative sizes. - Equal Earth The United Nations General Assembly voted ...

Even in October, when the days grow shorter in Tokyo, the plates carrying the continents continue to move. No.85 looked at ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The United Nations General Assembly voted 164-1 Friday to shift away from the Mercator projection, the most widely-used map in the world, and encourage the use of more ...

(CNN) — The United Nations General Assembly voted on Friday to adopt a new world map that reflects countries’ true relative sizes, after African nations urged the UN to right a centuries-old wrong.

The UN has passed a non-binding resolution to endorse the Equal Earth Projection, a map which more fairly represents the true size of the Earth’s landmasses. The current commonly used projection, ...