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

As the UN adopts a new world map to reflect Africa's true size, let's take a closer look at what different maps get right and ...

The U.N. voted to endorse a new world map called "Equal Earth" that more accurately depicts the size of continents.

The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to encourage alternatives to the centuries-old Mercator projection, which ...

The new map makes Africa, Latin America, South Asia and Oceania larger than the traditional Mercator projection.

The United Nations General Assembly has voted in favor of replacing the traditional world map with a projection that more ...

A claim of a UN world map vote on Africa’s scale lacks a resolution, voting record, year and source needed for verification.

The United Nations has endorsed the 'Equal Earth' map projection to replace the traditional Mercator map, which distorts the ...

If you were to arrive in our solar system never having seen it before, you’d be impressed with variety. Giant gas planets with rings, moons spanning from minuscule to enormous, icy comets that hurtle ...

The African Union has endorsed the #CorrectTheMap Campaign, a call for the United Nations and the wider global community to use a different kind of world map. The campaign currently has over 4,500 ...