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

We’ve all seen a world map before – at least we hope so. Now it’s time to test your geography skills and see if you can actually recognize countries just by their shape. This is Part 2 of the map quiz ...

One of the best known and commonly used world maps, the Mercator Projection, depicts Greenland and Africa as being roughly the same size. In reality, Africa is 14 times larger. This clever animation ...