However, because all flat maps have compromises built into them, they represent both reality and distortion. When looking at a rectangular world map, you see an illustrated view of Earth, the surface ...

How do you flatten a sphere? For centuries, mapmakers have agonized over how to accurately display our round planet on anything other than a globe. Now, a fundamental re-imagining of how maps can work ...

A Flat Earther attempts to fold a flat map over a globe to prove the Earth is not curved. The demonstration seems straightforward at first. But once the map is applied, problems appear immediately.

Whenever you glance at a flat world map, you should take what you see with a grain of salt. One in particular, known as the Mercator projection, distorts the actual sizes of landmasses like Alaska and ...

How do you represent the world globe on a flat surface? Can it be done without distorting the sizes of countries and continents and the distances between places? What would it take to make an accurate ...

From London to New York, adding the third dimension gives us a better grasp of what lies above and below us in a city. Take a look at this new visualization of the London Underground. You’ll notice a ...

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