The Equal Earth World Map builds off previously released maps like the Mercator projection map and the Gall-Peters projection map. However, these two maps had problems of their own.

New World Map That Accurately Shows Earth in 2D Created by Scientists. Published Sep 03, 2018 at 11:50 AM EDT Updated Sep 03, 2018 at 1:09 PM EDT. The Equal Earth projection.

Disregard what you learned in geography class—Earth may not have seven continents after all. From the earliest of grades, schoolchildren around the world have memorized the same lineup: Africa ...

Rare earth minerals have become the backbone of modern technology, fueling everything from smartphones and electric vehicles ...

Most people today use Google Maps to find local schools, malls, and the closest Starbucks, according to this year’s Google Zeitgeist, which catalogs the top searches of 2011. But there was more ...

In particular, Cobo has problems with the direction that mapmaking has taken. In 150AD, Ptolemy drew the first world map with north placed firmly at the top.

For the service's 20th anniversary, Google was inspired by a social media trend from last year in which people shared ...

These two "pancakes" represent the most accurate flat map of Earth ever made, the study researchers said. Unlike other flat maps, the new circular map doesn't downsize or supersize the area of ...

Map Reveals Where World's Rare Earth Minerals Are Located. Published Feb 25, 2025 at 4:00 AM EST Updated Feb 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM EST. By . Hugh Cameron is Newsweek U.S. news reporter based in ...

On the 55th Earth Day, progress has been dramatic. Using technology like GIS, digital twins, and AI, fueled by prosperity, we can literally map a better future for the planet.