The world’s top GeoGuessr players in Copenhagen for the 2025 World Championship. But how did a simple Street View guessing game become a global phenomenon and an esports spectacle?View on euronews ...

Maps are a form of storytelling, as well as an information source. Even the lines, colours, symbols and size of regions ...

The map of the world as you know it – the Mercator projection – isn’t totally accurate. The real size of many countries is distorted and this is often reflected in perceived power and politics. Now, ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday signed into law a new congressional voting map designed to help Republicans gain more seats in the 2026 midterm elections, delivering a win for President Donald Trump ...

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 ...

That flat drawing inflates the size of countries closer to the North or South Pole. It exaggerates the area of North America and Eurasia while under-representing the size of much of South America and ...

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

The annual clock of the seasons – winter, spring, summer, autumn – is often taken as a given. But our new study in Nature, ...

Spending over 100 nights on a cruise ship might not be for everyone. But for those who long to see the world from pole to ...

“Africa is misrepresented on the world maps, and it’s not just a matter of geography — it’s a reflection of how the world ...

The Mercator projection, a centuries-old map style from the age of sail, still prevails in the internet age. Here’s what the African Union wants to use instead.