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

Ever wondered why Greenland looks as big as Africa on the map? It’s because of something called the Mercator projection. Putting a 3-D planet on a two-dimensional world map was challenging for early ...

The Equal Earth projection shows countries’ true relative sizes, unlike the Mercator map, which critics say makes Africa look ...

Pick which country is bigger, then watch it morph from Mercator to Equal Earth projection to see how close you were.

The most widely used global map is almost 500 years old and was designed for navigation. But landmasses near the poles look larger than their actual relative sizes, and those near the equator look muc ...

Nearly every voting country recently approved of a new way to depict the world. The United Nations' endorsement of a new global map is intended to better represent the relative sizes of continents and ...

The U.N. has backed a new map showing Africa in its true relative size, with the U.S. standing alone in opposition.

The countries are not opposed to a new map per se; they’re testy about the colour shades.

The UN General Assembly is due to vote on Friday on a proposal to move away from the traditional Mercator projection.

Equal Earth is ontworpen om landen in hun werkelijke relatieve grootte weer te geven en is een VN-initiatief onder leiding van Togo met steun van de Afrikaanse Unie bij de VN.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The United Nations this month overwhelmingly approved a resolution encouraging the use of a world map projection that more ...