The World Meteorological Organization confirmed in March 2025 that 2024 was the hottest year on record and the first year in ...

Cartographers use something called a "projection" to morph the globe into 2D map. The most popular of these is the Mercator projection. Every map projection introduces distortion, and each has its ...

Slide 1 of 4, A Mercator map projection.It is 2D. Some of the continents are smaller or bigger than on a globe., Mercator map projection The Mercator map projection is used widely for navigation ...

Scorching heat baked much of Western Europe on Tuesday, with temperatures reaching more than 100 degrees Fahrenheit in some areas. The United Kingdom experienced major disruptions to its ...

While the striking map at the heart of this show placed China at the center of the world, cross-cultural exchanges can be seen in the chart itself and the other decorative objects in the exhibition.