This does have its drawbacks, as the Earth is round, but pages are flat, so what we see on a map is slightly distorted.Globes and maps are how we’ve seen the world for hundreds of years.

By Nicola Bridges I grew up as an avid atlas and encyclopedia reader, poring over the pages during those pre-digital days, immersed in the mapped landscapes of distant lands from my tiny village in ...

This would dramatically reshape the continents and drown many of the world's major cities. Produced by Alex Kuzoian More from News We learned last year that many of the effects of climate change ...