The current standard misrepresents the continent’s scale, which activists argue reinforces misconceptions about its significance.

For centuries, the familiar Mercator world map has quietly distorted Africa's size and significance. Now, a coalition of African nations is leading a campaign to set the record straight with a new, ...

The Mercator projection, a centuries-old map style from the age of sail, still prevails in the internet age. Here’s what the ...

On the Mercator projection, one of the world’s most popular maps, Greenland and Africa appear to be about the same size. But ...

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Advocacy groups in Africa have launched a campaign to replace the Mercator map, which distorts Africa's size by making it ...

Recent solar activity could bring the northern lights to a handful of states tonight.

Advances in Earth observation are already proving effective. AI models trained on 23 terabytes of unlabeled satellite data are producing more accurate assessments than traditional methods.

Google DeepMind unveils AlphaEarth Foundations, an AI system that processes satellite data 16x more efficiently to create detailed Earth maps for tracking deforestation, climate change, and ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, which once appeared to be on a collision course with Earth, may hit the moon, which could create some problems for our planet.

LGND has raised $9 million to convert geographic data into vector embeddings to power AI models that understand the Earth.