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

A "radically different" flat map of the Earth has been produced by scientists who say it is more accurate than any previous 2D models that came before. The two-sided map is made up of two circles ...

On March 20, Mayo High School Planetarium Director Paul Larson will unveil the findings of a worldwide experiment he conducted last year. And it will show that the Earth is, indeed, a round ball. What ...

Of all the conspiracy theories that litter the Internet, the flat Earth conspiracy is quite possibly the most curious. After all, the ancient Greeks figured out the planet's shape (and even its ...

Believing that the Earth is round is a scientific axiom, one we’re taught at a young age. After all, globes are in classrooms around the world to help even the smallest of children picture the ...

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For those who enjoy a good sweep of the Earth with Google Maps every now and again, something about our planet’s surface will look very different next time you use the program on a desktop computer.