CNN Election History presents historical election results on maps that represent the 48 contiguous states, Alaska, and Hawaii. CNN uses a Web Mercator map projection in the Election History ...

Ever since we discovered Earth was round, mapmakers have struggled to create a map that accurately shows our planet in 2D. Most notably, Africa always ends up appearing far smaller than it actually is ...

When the Boston Public School District recently decided to change what type of map it used, that move inspired a group of scientists to develop a brand new type of world map. They claim it is the most ...

Image Credit: Gene Keyes Winner of the Buckminster Fuller Institute's 2013 map contest, by Nicole Santucci and Woodcut Maps. (Buckminster Fuller Institute) Finalist in the Buckminster Fuller Institute ...