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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The UN General Assembly earlier this month voted to adopt a new map of the world, which passed with the support of 164 nations, ...

This is the Mercator Projection; it's the world map most humans have been using for quite a while. It was first drawn up by Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator in 1569 to help sailors navigate the ...

Maps could be redrawn in classrooms across the world as the United Nations votes on a resolution to bring in a new model which more accurately displays the size of Africa. The 80th session of the UN ...

For generations, the world map many of us grew up looking at has shaped how we imagine the size of countries and continents. But there is a problem: the familiar Mercator projection does not ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Equal Earth projection accurately reflects countries' relative sizes. - Equal Earth The United Nations General Assembly voted ...

The U.N. voted to endorse a new world map called "Equal Earth" that more accurately depicts the size of continents.

The United Nations General Assembly on Friday approved a new world map to rectify Africa’s distorted size while giving the continent a true representation on the map. The Friday’s resolution was ...

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, ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Visual comparison of new UN world map projection Equal Earth and how Greenland's size changes compared to mercator projection. On ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nearly every voting country recently approved of a new way to depict the world. The United Nations' endorsement of a new global ...