A new online platform called wplace invites users to “paint the world” on a massive digital canvas. This ever-evolving map ...

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 ...

The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organizations of the 16th-century ...

The current standard misrepresents the continent’s scale, which activists argue reinforces misconceptions about its ...

Advocacy groups in Africa have launched a campaign to replace the Mercator map, which distorts Africa's size by making it ...

The 55 countries endorsed a campaign to replace the Mercator map with alternatives that supporters say more accurately reflects the true size of Africa.

As plastic pollution emerges as one of the planet's most pressing environmental threats, Tulane University scientists have ...