The Mercator projection, which is the most well-known map across the world, has a score of 8.396. Compared to the new map, which has a score of just 0.881, it is clear the new design is far less ...

A new online platform called wplace invites users to “paint the world” on a massive digital canvas. This ever-evolving map ...

Anaximander's Map is considered by some to be the first-ever world map, and alleged versions of it have been shared across social media channels since at least 2020, from Instagram and Reddit to ...

The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organizations of the 16th-century ...

The African Union is officially fed up with the 16 th -century representation of its continent that the world has accepted as the norm. The AU, which comprises 55 African nations, has set off on a ...

Millions visit South Korea each year, a tech-friendly tourist haven. There’s just one problem: Google Maps doesn’t work there ...

The African Union has endorsed the #CorrectTheMap Campaign, a call for the United Nations and the wider global community to ...

The current standard misrepresents the continent’s scale, which activists argue reinforces misconceptions about its ...

Advocacy groups in Africa have launched a campaign to replace the Mercator map, which distorts Africa's size by making it seem smaller.

Organizers behind the Correct The Map campaign say the Mercator map's shrinking of Africa minimizes the continent's global ...

For centuries, the maps used to understand the world have distorted Africa’s size compared to most northerly nations.