GENEVA, June 17 (UNHCR) - Fancy the idea of hopping around Asia and Africa in less than five minutes with the Rolling Stones classic "Gimme Shelter" ringing in your ears? Or, how would you like to ...

In 1984, the American Geophysical Union published a guidebook of the Bay Area’s most striking rock formations designed by Clyde Wahrhaftig, a legendary UC Berkeley geologist. Click here to take the ...

I’m going to give Keir Clarke at GoogleMapsMania the honorary title of “Google Earth plugin/Tour maniac”! Keir’s latest creation is a little app that can play YouTube video’s sideb-by-side with a ...

Google runs one of the most impressive 3D mapping tools available. It's a reliable go-to for planet zooming, location finding, and basic geo-analysis. But, unlike Google Maps, Google doesn't market it ...

With a computer or smartphone, users will be able to see all of the rooms that they would have seen had they been able to go on a public tour of the building. The updated virtual tour is part of a ...

Ghostly remains of oval tracks, road courses, and drag strips are scattered around the world. How many can you find? Once upon a time, the only way to explore the world was to actually explore it.

The Beastie Boys have released a little game to help promote an album on their web site. The game lets you drive around a police car like a mad man using the Google Earth plugin. You can start up some ...