When a child opens a world atlas, they deserve the truth—not illusion. For centuries, however, geography lessons have been ...

DAKAR, Senegal — On the Mercator projection, one of the world’s most popular maps, Greenland and Africa appear to be about the same size. But on the Equal Earth projection showing continents in their ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The African Union has started an effort to oust the Mercator projection map and replace it with what it says is a more accurately drawn map. The 16 ...

Rivers that don’t connect, coasts that resist trade, and deserts that divide—Africa’s geography shaped its fate in ways the world still feels. Trump is on a collision course with Ireland – and it ...