Cartographers rely on the authority of maps to communicate locations, guide navigation at sea, and shape people’s perceptions of Earth. However, because all flat maps have compromises built into them, ...

The worst thing about the getting people together is when everyone starts fighting over their favourite map projection– maybe you like the Watterman Butterfly, but your cousin really digs Gall-Peters, ...

If you open Google Maps on your computer (go ahead, I'll wait), you'll likely see the town or city you live in, or maybe the last place you looked up. Now, zoom out. No, more than that. Keep going.

Maps sit quietly in classrooms, on news websites and inside phone screens. They look settled and precise, but the world they show is always slightly bent out of shape. Because the Earth is round, any ...

The African Union has called for replacing the venerable Mercator map projection with another one that would show Africa’s ...