The Week Unwrapped: Is it time for a new world map?

Plus, why is the pope getting flatmates? And why are seagull 'muggings' on the rise?

Gerardus Mercator's map of the world, from 1587
Gerardus Mercator's map of the world, from 1587
(Image credit: Heritage Art / Heritage Images / Getty Images)

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