The Mercator projection, a cylindrical map introduced by Geradus Mercator in 1569, distorts the true size of countries on maps, making them appear different to reality.

The Earth is round, so it does not have a fixed center like a flat surface. However, some countries are closest to important ...

One that has made me an advocate for equator tourism. Our Earth’s circle of latitude passes through 11 countries: Indonesia (which has the longest cut), Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, the Democratic ...

Some of the world's fittest people have homes on the Equator, while others chill in ... analyzed the fitness levels of people in 168 countries from 2001 to 2016, and one made it to the top ...