Most place names begin as straightforward descriptions tied to land, language, or local events. Time changes how those words ...

Its historic satellite imagery just happened to catch the set of Apple TV’s Pluribus during filming, revealing a big moment from the show’s seventh episode, which aired last week. Here’s a shot of the ...

Google implemented a landscape-mode UI for the Phone app’s call interface earlier this year. At the time it was not clear if this change was even intentional, or what use cases it was meant for. In ...

Remember when Google Earth VR first came out? It was pretty mind-blowing, letting you zip around the globe from your living room. That was for PC VR, though. Now, with the Meta Quest 3, we’re seeing ...

Heat-loving plants that thrive in California's Death Valley could hold the key to growing crops in a changing climate. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

In autumn 1945, Lincoln LaPaz crouched over a patch of scorched ground in the Jornada del Muerto desert of New Mexico. LaPaz, an astronomer, was out hunting for meteorites. He had spotted something in ...

As if your 40s weren’t maddening enough, your hair starts having its own midlife crisis — graying, thinning and popping up in the oddest places. “The most likely factor for this change of hair growth ...

Searching for something online, only to delete it immediately, is a universal experience that evokes a mix of curiosity and shame. You type the questionable query into Google, hit search, and ...

Google launched Gemini upgrades to Google Maps. You can use Talk to Google Maps to find your destination. You can use Lens to learn more about your current location. Gemini has been integrated across ...

Emma Stone’s algorithm is playing up again. The two-time Academy Award winner reported in May that she was being fed a load of “crazy sh*t” online since researching her part as a woman swept up by a ...

Google is fusing Gemini's reasoning with decades of satellite and weather data so organizations can respond to crises faster. Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing daily life ...