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

"On classroom walls from Lagos to London", the standard map of the world depicts an "inflated Britain at the centre" and a dramatically "shrunken Africa", said The Times. But this could soon change.

Coloring the world into tidy blocks with sharp edges feels natural today. Nations look solid on a classroom map. But that way ...

The African Union endorsed a map that reflects the truer relative size of the continent. (map public domain via Equal Earth) Already a member? Sign in here. We rely on readers like you to fund our ...