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

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

How much power lies in a map? The push to replace the ‘distorted’ Mercator projection with a more accurate map that portrays ...

The African Union has started an effort to oust the Mercator projection map and replace it with what it says is a more ...

Organizers behind the Correct The Map campaign say the Mercator map's shrinking of Africa minimizes the continent's global ...

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