But by looking at the Mercator Projection, one of the most widely used map projections, one wouldn’t know it. Created by ...

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Did you feel that? The Earth moved. Or rather, our perception of the Earth shifted. Still, don't retire that "Everything is Bigger in Texas" bumper sticker just yet. More on that in a bit. On Sept. 4, ...

The UN has passed a non-binding resolution to endorse the Equal Earth Projection, a map which more fairly represents the true size of the Earth’s landmasses. The current commonly used projection, ...

Continents are not changing, but how we see their size on maps could be The world map in your classroom may soon get a makeover. Africa could appear much larger, while Greenland may look far smaller.

The UN resolution, supported by 164 countries with the United States voting against, urges member states to adopt the “Equal Earth” projection over the traditional 16th-century Mercator map. Want more ...

L’ONU a adopté à la majorité une résolution pour privilégier la projection «Equal Earth» à celle de Mercator. Explications et nuances avec un géographe. La projection «Equal Earth», privilégiée par ...

This interactive map compares the Mercator projection versus the Equal Earth projection. Use the slide bar to compare the 2 maps. Image via EqualEarthMap.app. Science news, night sky events and ...

The map you might have been learning from your whole life may have given you a pretty inaccurate understanding of the relative sizes of Earth's landmasses. On September 4, 2026, the United Nations ...

Nearly every country represented in the United Nations General Assembly recently voted in favor of promoting world maps that more accurately show the size of various continents. But the UN resolution ...