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 ...

Advocacy groups in Africa have launched a campaign to replace the Mercator map, which distorts Africa's size by making it ...

A growing campaign backed by the African Union is urging schools and organizations to replace the Mercator projection with a ...

It's crazy to think people once believed the earth was flat. One step too far and you'd be sent tumbling into the depths of ...

Maps are a form of storytelling, as well as an information source. Even the lines, colours, symbols and size of regions ...

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

Explore the fascinating history of world maps, from ancient to modern times, and their impact on our understanding of geography and culture.

At the end of learning, the activity of these neurons was completely different, with distinct maps encoding hidden information that enabled the animal to distinguish between the two corridors.

Researchers have systematically detailed, step by step, how cognitive maps form in the brain's hippocampus -- a region responsible for learning and memory.