The search giant has updated Google Maps so that when users zoom out completely, the perspective switches to a 3D globe, instead of a flat map view. Prior to the update, Google Maps used a 2D Mercator ...

It has long been known that many of the most popular maps of the globe are wrong. However, a new graphicshows exactly how wrong the commonly used Mercator map is. It reveals the huge imbalances in ...

A global game reveals that our idea of the size of continents is more accurate than classic maps and their distortions suggest.

The world map is a familiar sight on classroom walls and in atlases, but you might be surprised to learn that it’s not an accurate representation of the Earth. In fact, in terms of country and ...

It’s been proven for hundreds of years, yet many conspiracy theorists remain unconvinced that our planet is round. However, Flat Earthers will be unhappy to hear that tech-giant, Google, has thrown ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. While Google has been busy adding updates to its Maps app, the search giant took its time ...

Creating a map of the world presents a fundamental problem – how to turn the three-dimensional sphere of the Earth into a flat, two-dimensional image. In 1569, the Flemish cartographer Gerardus ...

We're long overdue for an accurate world map. Get the real story behind different map projections and see which one is the most accurate map of the world. Erin Berge (she/her) is the Managing Editor ...

12:51, Mon, Aug 6, 2018 Updated: 13:06, Mon, Aug 6, 2018 Google Maps regularly gets updated by the tech giant, but not all new features are widely touted. Instead many additions are left for users to ...

Satellite image of the Earth with the Atlantic Ocean in the centre. From space, the Earth looks like a sphere or a ball. About two thirds of the surface is covered with water, and the rest is covered ...

The Mercator world map, long a fixture in classrooms globally, makes the European Union appear almost as large as Africa. In reality, Africa is more than seven times bigger. It is a distortion that ...