Humans have been making maps for as long as they’ve been exploring the Earth. Some of their cartographic maps went on to ...

Whether you realize it or not, you're probably pretty familiar with the Mercator projection. It's the chosen map of Google, and often displayed in classrooms around the country. But Boston public ...

The Mercator projection, a cylindrical map introduced by Geradus Mercator in 1569, distorts the true size of countries on maps, making them appear different to reality.

A map showing how small ... to other continents. "The Mercator projection was useful for navigation back in the day, but it really warped how we view the world. It’s crazy to think that so ...