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

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How do you flatten a sphere? For centuries, mapmakers have agonized over how to accurately display our round planet on anything other than a globe. Their new map is two-sided and round, like a DVD or ...

The “oldest map of the world in the world” on a Babylonian clay tablet was deciphered over multiple centuries to reveal a surprisingly familiar story, according to a recent video published by the ...

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