Map shows countries set to have largest populations in 2100

India is forecast to remain the country with the largest population, growing from 1,419,316,933 people today to 1,482,525,207 ...
Nature

Giant 3D map shows almost every building in the world

A database of 2.75 billion buildings could help scientists to monitor urban planning, climate change, disaster risks and even ...

World Map Shows Deadliest Wars in 2025

The top 10 included in ACLED's deadliness ranking for 2025 were Ukraine, Sudan, the Israel-Palestinian conflict, Myanmar, ...
ZME Science

Scientists just released a map of all 2.75 billion buildings on Earth, in 3D

From a digital vantage point in orbit, scientists have mapped every building on Earth—2.75 billion structures, all in 3D.
The Economist

A world map of childhood obesity

IN SOME PARTS of the West, children of healthy weight have become the exception. In poor countries, childhood obesity is spreading faster than ever before. The problem is not new: the percentage of ...
The Conversation

World maps get Africa’s size wrong: cartographers explain why fixing it matters

The African Union has endorsed the #CorrectTheMap Campaign, a call for the United Nations and the wider global community to use a different kind of world map. The campaign currently has over 4,500 ...
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Map shows countries suspending postal service to United States

Postal services in more than 20 countries have announced the temporary suspension of most parcel shipments to the U.S., citing uncertainty over the effects of a Trump administration policy change. The ...
The Washington Post

Here’s how Africa wants to redraw the world map

The Mercator projection, a centuries-old map style from the age of sail, still prevails in the internet age. Here’s what the African Union wants to use instead ...
CNN

African Union urges adoption of world map showing continent’s true size

The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organizations of the 16th-century Mercator map of the world in favor of one that more accurately displays Africa ...
Reuters

African Union urges adoption of world map showing continent's true size

LONDON/DAKAR, Aug 14 (Reuters) - (This Aug. 14 story has been refiled to clarify the number of AU member states in paragraph 3) The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments ...
The New York Times

The Changing Map of Palestinian Recognition

France, Luxembourg, Malta and Andorra are the latest to recognize a Palestinian state. A map of the world shows which countries recognize Palestinian statehood, and which countries plan to recognize ...
UNESCO

The 2024–2025 World Heritage Map is now published

The latest edition of the World Heritage Map is now available to order! This new design, poster-sized wall map features all 1,223 World Heritage properties, illustrated with stunning photographs from ...