Common projections shrink the size of Africa, but experts have long debated whether creating a precise map is possible.

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In the center of the village is a soccer field. Around it, in nicely painted wood, are the main community buildings of the ...

Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown — for a five-day immersion into history with Road Scholar. Each site brought surprises worth writing about in this column.