Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. World maps distort size and shape by design. Learn why projections matter and how they shape global understanding. (CREDIT: ...
Imagine if Greenland bordered Portugal, Brazil had no coastline, and Tibet suddenly lay by the sea. Sounds unimaginable, but it really was like that once: about 300 million years ago. We show you how ...
Cartographers rely on the authority of maps to communicate locations, guide navigation at sea, and shape people’s perceptions of Earth. However, because all flat maps have compromises built into them, ...