Have you ever tried smashing a ball into a flat rectangle? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Walk into any school classroom and you ...

Russell McLendon is a science writer with expertise in the natural environment, humans, and wildlife. He holds degrees in journalism and environmental anthropology. Like all planets, Earth isn't flat.

In a resolution that begins “Whereas, the Earth is round . . . ,” cartographers are urging book and map publishers, the news media and government agencies to stop using rectangular maps to depict the ...