

We’re speaking of what appears to be the disturbing trend of people thinking the surface of the world is flat.

Nearly the entire coastline of Africa is clearly visible, along with the Arabian Peninsula. It's the first time astronauts were able to photograph the South polar ice cap. The Apollo 17 crew caught this breathtaking view of Earth as they were traveling to the moon on Dec. The spherical shape of Earth is what we like to call around here “settled science.” But nowadays, pit even a 2,500-year-old truism against the evangelism of Internet algorithms, and you got yourself an actual “debate,” no matter how inane.
