The world is a big place. There is plenty to see on our planet: cities, mountains, and a lot of countries that can be tricky ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The African Union has started an effort to oust the Mercator projection map and replace it with what it says is a more accurately drawn map. The 16 ...

My fascination with maps began during my grade school days when I became obsessed with reading historical fiction books and books about other countries. This led me to try to locate other countries ...

African nations are demanding that the 'distorted' world map be redrawn to show the true scale of the continent that they argue has been misrepresented for centuries. The African Union (AU) has backed ...

For strategic and resource reasons, Greenland looms large in the imagination of President Donald Trump. But geographically, the island doesn't loom quite as large as you might think. Centuries of ...