On September 4, 2026, the United Nations adopted a resolution to promote a new map of the world. The resolution encourages ...

Cartographers explain how the Equal Earth projection shows Africa’s true relative size and why the world map we use matters.

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

The Earth Dynamics Geodetic Explorer, or EDGE, will map the Earth’s topography, vegetation, ice and coastal regions with unprecedented 3D detail. Set to launch in 2030, the new satellite will provide ...

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. The UN General Assembly earlier this month voted to adopt a new map of the ...

The Earth has no top or bottomPlease picture a world map.Russia and Canada are at the top, while Australia and Antarctica are ...

The most detailed portraits ever of the Earth’s land surface have been created with ESA’s Envisat environmental satellite. The portraits are the first products produced as part of the ESA-initiated ...

<br>In 150 AD, the Greek scholar Claudius Ptolemy wrote a textbook entitled the <i>Geography, </i>which earned him the title ‘The Father of Geography’. Drawing on nearly a thousand years of classical ...

The earliest known world map was etched sometime around the 6th century BCE onto a small clay tablet measuring just 4.8 by 3.2 inches. It depicts the world from the Babylonians’ point of view and is ...

The “oldest map of the world in the world” on a Babylonian clay tablet was deciphered over multiple centuries to reveal a surprisingly familiar story, according to a recent video published by the ...