Equal Earth News

The UN's vote to replace the Mercator projection with the Equal Earth map will have implications for education, navigation, and public perception of the world.

The U.N. has backed a resolution encouraging the use of an "Equal Earth" map, which depicts Africa in its true size. The United States was the sole country to o

The United Nations voted 164-1 to adopt the Equal Earth map projection, which accurately depicts continent sizes, with the United States being the sole dissenti