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The Mercator projection, a centuries-old map style from the age of sail, still prevails in the internet age. Here’s what the ...

The African Union is officially fed up with the 16 th -century representation of its continent that the world has accepted as the norm. The AU, which comprises 55 African nations, has set off on a ...

A total of 14 airports and 26 seaports in Japan are designated for "specified use" by the country's Self-Defense Forces and ...

India adds 7 new natural sites to UNESCO’s Tentative World Heritage List, raising the total to 69 and boosting global recognition of its heritage.

Flummoxed by the various tariffs on countries and industries, or even the difference among the types of tariffs, or even the ...

Boomcycle Digital Marketing, a Bay Area web design company, announces the addition of new services to improve the online ...

There is a reddit thread that has gained traction over the years, Roma fans from around the world – and it’s popularity might ...

Organizers behind the Correct The Map campaign say the Mercator map's shrinking of Africa minimizes the continent's global ...

In 1569, Flemish mapmaker Gerardus Mercator synthesized existing ideas in navigation and cartography to create a new type of world map. It has stood the test of time: Billions of people would ...

The internet, the interconnected world-wide network of computers that includes websites, apps and devices, has become such an integral part of our lives that it is hard to imagine life without it.