The UN has endorsed a new world map using the Equal Earth projection. See how the map compares and why Africa gains the most relative size.

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

This video reconstructs Pangaea, the massive supercontinent that existed around 200 million years ago, showing how today’s continents once fit together. It explains how plate tectonics shaped the ...

The new map makes Africa, Latin America, South Asia and Oceania larger than the traditional Mercator projection.