Russell McLendon is a science writer with expertise in the natural environment, humans, and wildlife. He holds degrees in journalism and environmental anthropology. Like all planets, Earth isn't flat.

The traditional map of the world, known as the Mercator map, is the most generally accepted image of our planet but it is also considered highly inaccurate. Gerardus Mercator created the traditional ...

The revolutionary map may look unfamiliar but it solves a centuries-old problem THIS revolutionary world map may look unfamiliar – but it has been hailed the most accurate 2D depiction of our globe ...