Every map of the world that you have ever seen is inaccurate. Well, of course, you might think. How could they map out the world when it’s round, not flat? True. But that isn’t the point.

An accurate world map is something that has evaded cartographers for centuries. But this new design just might make distorted maps a thing of the past. In a study released in the International Journal ...

“we think this is maybe the most accurate map of river flow ever made,” he said. Gleason’s conclusion: “Holy cow, the rivers of the world are a lot different than we thought.” Some are ...

Their partnership—the strongest it’s been in centuries—is driven largely by a common goal: to challenge the U.S.-led world order that ... had “no limits” [PDF] and vowed to deepen ...