Have you ever looked at a world map and wondered why some countries seem much larger than others, even though that doesn't match the real world? Well, that’s because the map you're used to is likely ...

But now scientists have produced a new 2D map that accurately shows Earth and its continents. The Equal Earth map projection was published earlier this year in the International Journal of ...

By using two circles of the northern and southern hemispheres scientists said they have created the most accurate 2D map of Earth to date.