Cartographers rely on the authority of maps to communicate locations, guide navigation at sea, and shape people’s perceptions ...

If you open Google Maps on your computer (go ahead, I'll wait), you'll likely see the town or city you live in, or maybe the last place you looked up. Now, zoom out. No, more than that. Keep going.

African nations are demanding that the 'distorted' world map be redrawn to show the true scale of the continent that they argue has been misrepresented for centuries. The African Union (AU) has backed ...