Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. World maps distort size and shape by design. Learn why projections matter and how they shape global understanding. (CREDIT: ...

Is it possible to create the “perfect” expression of data on a map? William Rankin doesn’t think so. While most mainstream maps that use a jigsaw-puzzle-like format — solid color shapes separated by ...

Through animation, maps of the same scale and projection are combined to show relationships between natural features of the earth, human use, and social and political features. Projects different ...

Researchers have systematically detailed, step by step, how cognitive maps form in the brain's hippocampus -- a region responsible for learning and memory. Our brains build maps of the environment ...

Cartographers rely on the authority of maps to communicate locations, guide navigation at sea, and shape people’s perceptions of Earth. However, because all flat maps have compromises built into them, ...