Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage, sponsored by Spain, mistakenly led him to the Americas instead of Asia. This initiated the Columbian Exchange, a vast transfer of plants, animals, and diseases ...

The newest exhibition at the David Rumsey Map Center, explores how maps go beyond traditional terrain, taking visitors to caves, a misguided town in the Alps and even the Moon.

Here’s a sneak peek at the new gradient icons for Google Photos and Maps. Following the ‘G’ and Gemini icons, Google is ...

Google Timeline tracks your every location and stores years of movement data-here's how to view, control, or delete your ...

Google Arts & Culture, in partnership with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, celebrated the launch of "A Cultural ...

The African continent is gradually splitting apart. Although a new ocean is expected to form as a result, it won't be for millions of years.

A bright green fireball was spotted streaking across the sky in Moscow in the early hours of yesterday morning. Footage ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's legislature formally began redrawing the state's congressional district map Monday, plainly stating their intent to help Republicans gain another U.S. House seat ...

Keegan Bradley knew the stakes when he accepted the Ryder Cup captaincy. “You win, it’s glory for a lifetime. You lose, it’s ‘I’m going to have to sit with this for the rest of my life,’” he said ...

South Korea is nearing a decision on whether to allow Google and Apple to export high-resolution geographic map data to servers outside the country. The detailed maps, which use a 1:5,000 scale, would ...

Several Senate Democrats are pressing Google and YouTube for answers about their decision to settle a lawsuit with President Trump over YouTube’s suspension of his account in the wake of the Jan. 6, ...

President Donald Trump finds his photo on the cover of Time magazine unflattering. “Time Magazine wrote a relatively good story about me, but the picture may be the Worst of All Time,” Trump wrote on ...