The Mercator projection, a centuries-old map style from the age of sail, still prevails in the internet age. Here’s what the ...

This is why the African Union has backed calls to stop using the Mercator map of the world.

The African Union is officially fed up with the 16 th -century representation of its continent that the world has accepted as the norm. The AU, which comprises 55 African nations, has set off on a ...

In 1569, Flemish mapmaker Gerardus Mercator synthesized existing ideas in navigation and cartography to create a new type of world map. It has stood the test of time: Billions of people would ...

Colombia and Venezuela are among a number of countries the U.S. says have "failed demonstrably" to tackle the drug trade.

A total of 14 airports and 26 seaports in Japan are designated for "specified use" by the country's Self-Defense Forces and ...

Soccer fans are advised to be wary in the run-up to the FIFA World Cup, with a rash of fake websites and counterfeit online ...

India adds 7 new natural sites to UNESCO’s Tentative World Heritage List, raising the total to 69 and boosting global recognition of its heritage.

In a rare outage, Google Maps is down and will not load as of 1 p.m. PT on Thursday. This is impacting the Android and iOS apps. The map layer itself — regardless of location i ...

On the Mercator projection, one of the world’s most popular maps, Greenland and Africa appear to be about the same size. But on the Equal Earth projection showing continents in their true proportions, ...

A campaign is underway to replace the world’s most popular map, which the effort’s supporters say promotes a false view of the continent and its size. Mercator projection Equal Earth projection ...