The world map is familiar sight on classroom walls and in atlases, but in terms of country and continent size, it’s way off – and all because of a 16th-century projection.

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Have you ever looked at a world map and wondered why some countries seem much larger than others, even though that doesn't match the real world? Well, that’s because the map you're used to is likely ...

Faith XLVII cuts apart old maps, discontinued currency, and national flags, sewing them into patterned tapestries.

When Abimbola Ogundairo saw a pretty wooden map she thought would be great decor for her walls, she did something most regular buyers wouldn’t think of: She messaged the manufacturers with a simple, ...

The map is most suitable for local area mapping and is used by digital platforms like Google Maps. When enlarged into a world map, though, Mercator becomes problematic, Braun said.

Most of us grew up looking at world maps that dramatically distorted the actual size of countries, and we had no idea. In this eye-opening video, we reveal the truth about how big (or small) countries ...

On December 7, 1941, Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor. Maps, both historic and newly created by National Geographic, yield new insights into the full scope of Japan's battle plans for the day ...

Galaxies shine in a rainbow of emissions from gas, dust, and stars. Each of these building blocks emits light at specific ...

The world’s oldest map of the night sky was amazingly accurate. Newly discovered fragments of 2,200-year-old star coordinates—once thought lost—reveal the incredible skill of the ancient ...

You pull out your map. It is unhelpfully vague, includes no topographical features, and you can’t even zoom in properly to get a closer look. Gamers the world over know this struggle.

President Trump's funding cuts to Harvard threaten the university's position as the world's leading research institution. The next 10 are all in China.