B1 Italian News | Will Navigation Apps Keep the Mercator Map?

Learn Italian through today’s real news. Natural-pace Italian at B1, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: UN-backed map changes may matter in classrooms, but navigation apps are likely to keep Mercator-style maps because they are practical for routing and widely used. Also: A study of more than 300 mothers and babies in Cape Town links maternal anaemia to smaller infant brains and possible learning and emotional effects later on.

Oggi: Le app manterranno la mappa di Mercatore · Anemia in gravidanza e cervello più piccolo.

Today’s Italian focus: seguire, to follow = to follow. Vocabulary: la mappa (map), la rotta (route), seguire (to follow).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/italian-b1-2026-09-10

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