When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Mercator map, created in 1569, is still largely used today but land masses closer to the ...

If you want to experiment with world building for a game, GameForge helps deliver AI-generated storylines, characters and maps. Carly Quellman, aka Carly Que, is a multimedia strategist and ...

Advocacy groups in Africa have launched a campaign to replace the Mercator map, which distorts Africa's size by making it seem smaller. The Mercator map created in the 16th century enlarges ...