The pancake map also has smaller distance errors than any other 2D flat map. For instance, its configuration means distances can't be more or less than 22.2% of what they are in reality, Gott said.

A "radically different" flat map of the Earth has been produced by scientists who say it is more accurate than any previous 2D models that came before.

Scientists have a new way to try to represent our spherical planet as a flat picture. It involves printing the map as a double-sided circle. Devised by scientists at Princeton and Drexel universities.

The Vinland Map, thought to be the oldest map of America, is officially a fake. September 30, 2021 5:16 PM ET. By . Sharon Pruitt-Young Enlarge this image.

A map depicting a flat Earth surrounded by rings of ice walls from an online art forum is being taken by some social media users as evidence the planet is flat. Skip to main content.

America’s Flat-Earth Schools. This article is from the archive of The New York Sun before the launch of its new website in 2022. The Sun has neither altered nor updated such articles but will seek to ...