The U.N. voted to promote map projections that more accurately represent the world, drawing official opposition from the U.S.

The most widely used global map is almost 500 years old and was designed for navigation. But landmasses near the poles look ...

The U.N. has backed a new map showing Africa in its true relative size, with the U.S. standing alone in opposition.

As the UN adopts a new world map to reflect Africa's true size, let's take a closer look at what different maps get right and ...

Nearly every voting country recently approved of a new way to depict the world. The United Nations' endorsement of a new ...

Pick which country is bigger, then watch it morph from Mercator to Equal Earth projection to see how close you were.

Why the UN’s new world map has upset some countries - India, Japan and Ukraine protest Equal Earth map of world due to ...

The United Nations will vote Friday to adopt a new map of the world meant to make the countries appear more true to size than on the map we use today.

The UN resolution instead endorses use of the Equal Earth projection, which better shows the relative sizes of land masses.

Africa has long been represented as smaller than its real size in maps, which are largely based on an ancient projection.

US Only Country to Vote Against New UN World Map ...