Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The African Union has started an effort to oust the Mercator projection map and replace it with what it says is a more accurately drawn map. The 16 ...

The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organizations of the 16th-century Mercator map of the world in favor of one that more accurately displays Africa ...

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The Mercator world map, long a fixture in classrooms globally, makes the European Union appear almost as large as Africa. In ...

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Scientists have deciphered the world’s oldest map — and they believe it may lead them to the location of Noah’s Ark. The 3,000-year-old Babylonian artifact has puzzled archaeologists for centuries, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The African Union has started an effort to oust the ...