Cartographers explain how the Equal Earth projection shows Africa’s true relative size and why the world map we use matters.

The United Nations adopted the Equal Earth map showing Africa's true size, but the United States was the sole nation to vote against the resolution.

This interactive map compares the Mercator projection versus the Equal Earth projection. Use the slide bar to compare the 2 maps. Image via EqualEarthMap.app. Science news, night sky events and ...

The United Nations General Assembly voted 164-1 on September 4, 2026, to adopt the Equal Earth map projection as the official UN-backed world map, marking a significant shift toward representing ...

You may have noticed that Ireland just got a lot smaller. The United Nations has formally endorsed the Equal Earth map that corrects the distortions of the one we’ve all used for centuries. Among ...

History was made on Friday when a new map (the Equal Earth Map) of the world was endorsed by the United Nations in a vote on a resolution to correct the ‘distortions’ in the old world map, which was ...

The UN General Assembly voted 164 to 1 to drop 500 year old Mercator world maps on September 4 2026. The UN assembly urged governments to switch to the Equal Earth map projection in classrooms and ...