A WHOLE NEW WORLD. Google Maps now offers a refreshing new angle of Earth. That is: a more accurate one. Google recently announced that its map would now depict a round Earth, according to The Verge.

Talk of annexation has Greenland in the news again. But due to quirks of cartography, some common maps show the territory ...

Google Maps and Earth have revolutionized how we see the world. Google Maps navigates unknown cities in real time, and Google Earth operates on a larger scale. Google Earth takes us on an immersive ...

Google Maps is the undoubtedly the king of online mapping. With directions for bikers, walkers, public transit users, as well as traffic and street views, Maps can get you anywhere. Now, Google is ...

On Tuesday, Google will preview a forthcoming version of Google Earth that is promised to be a “brand new experience.” It’s sure to be a much-needed overhaul of the service, which has gradually become ...

SAN FRANCISCO — In anticipation of the United Nations climate change conference scheduled to occur in Copenhagen, Denmark, in December, Google Inc. is presenting a series of narrated tours through its ...

Most people today use Google Maps to find local schools, malls, and the closest Starbucks, according to this year’s Google Zeitgeist, which catalogs the top searches of 2011. But there was more to ...

Google developers have evidently been busy working on changes to its Earth and Maps services, rolling out a number of updates on Wednesday. First up, Google Earth 7.1 for iOS and Android comes with a ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Google has been on a roll with new features for its Maps service this week, from matching users to restaurants that they might like to adding battery percentage to location sharing. Rather than settle ...