Imagine if Greenland bordered Portugal, Brazil had no coastline, and Tibet suddenly lay by the sea. Sounds unimaginable, but it really was like that once: about 300 million years ago. We show you how ...

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 ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. By the end of the 21st century, the world's population landscape could look markedly different, with several countries in ...

The African Union has endorsed the #CorrectTheMap Campaign, a call for the United Nations and the wider global community to use a different kind of world map. The campaign currently has over 4,500 ...