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Instability from Latin America to the Middle East risks spreading as conflicts, proxies, and shifting alliances shape 2026.

Undisclosed appendices to current peace proposals detail the Trump administration’s plan to unlock frozen Russian funds held ...

From 400-year-old globes to cosmic funeral shrouds, how the Osher Map Library in Maine shows people that maps aren't just for navigation — but windows into history, culture, and how we see the world.

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A global game reveals that our idea of the size of continents is more accurate than classic maps and their distortions ...

The World Design Organisation (WDO) has named Dieter Rams the recipient of the 2025 World Design Medal, recognising his profound impact on industrial design. Rams’ influence was chiefly shaped during ...

On the Mercator projection, one of the world’s most popular maps, Greenland and Africa appear to be about the same size. But on the Equal Earth projection showing continents in their true proportions, ...

The African Union (AU) has backed a campaign to end the use of a 16th-century map in favour of one that more accurately displays Africa's size. The Mercator projection of the world distorts the sizes ...

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 ...