Maps are a form of storytelling, as well as an information source. Even the lines, colours, symbols and size of regions ...

The 55-nation alliance wants the world to adopt a new map that shows the relative size of the continents more accurately.

The map of the world as you know it – the Mercator projection – isn’t totally accurate. The real size of many countries is distorted and this is often reflected in perceived power and politics. Now, ...

Two Africa-based advocacy groups, Africa No Filter and Speak Up Africa, launched a change-the-map campaign in April. “When whole generations, in Africa and elsewhere, learn from a distorted map, they ...

Google Maps users are getting seriously freaked out after discovering this strange round object in Antarctica, which appears to be hiding under rock.

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 ...

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

The annual clock of the seasons – winter, spring, summer, autumn – is often taken as a given. But our new study in Nature, ...

“Africa is misrepresented on the world maps, and it’s not just a matter of geography — it’s a reflection of how the world ...

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

You might think you don’t need a separate app for public transit directions, considering you get the feature built into ...

The three trolls, built from recycled material with the help of many local volunteers, complete the Rhode Island Troll Trail, which was started in the spring of 2024, when Erik Rock and Greta Granit ...