A global game reveals that our idea of the size of continents is more accurate than classic maps and their distortions ...

Despite surpassing 8 billion people in November 2022, global population growth is slowing down. However, these declines have not been equal across the globe—while some countries show explosive growth, ...

DAKAR, Senegal — 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 ...

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The African Union endorsed a map that reflects the truer relative size of the continent. (map public domain via Equal Earth) The African Union, an intergovernmental organization of 55 African ...

Rare earth minerals have become the backbone of modern technology, fueling everything from smartphones and electric vehicles ...

Street View is a Google Maps‘ feature that provides “virtual tours” of streets in multiple locations around the world. On supported locations, Street View allows you to virtually “walk” between ...