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

Maps have a way of distorting our perception of the world. But AuthaGraph is trying to bring us back to reality with a new map that accurately depicts the size of continents in comparison to each ...

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

Ever wondered why Greenland looks as big as Africa on the map? It’s because of something called the Mercator projection. Putting a 3-D planet on a two-dimensional world map was challenging for early ...

The Mercator projection, left, distorts the relative size of landmasses, particularly towards the poles. The Equal Earth ...

Mapping a sphere onto a flat plane is mathematically impossible. But a better world map than the Mercator projection is ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Ever since we discovered Earth was round, mapmakers have struggled to ...

World maps are the worst. Continents and oceans are distorted to an unrealistic proportion in an attempt to represent a three-dimensional sphere on a two-dimensional plain. Some maps—looking at you, ...

Maps are supposed to show us the truth. But here’s the thing — every map you’ve ever seen is, in some way, a lie. The moment you try to flatten a three-dimensional sphere onto a two-dimensional ...

The urge to map is a basic, enduring human instinct. Where would we be without maps? The obvious answer is, of course, 'lost', but maps provide answers to many more questions than simply how to get ...

On the second day in Tokyo, I visited the Toyo Bunko Museum, a place I have long wanted to see. They are currently holding a ...