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Faked footage of a robot in an abandoned Japanese building is blowing up on TikTok as part of an online subculture called 'backrooms'
A viral TikTok of a robot in an abandoned building in Japan has gone viral. It's tied to a "backrooms" community that originated on 4chan and Reddit.
A second metal monolith that popped up in Romania 4 days ago has also mysteriously disappeared
People recently discovered two 10-foot-tall metal monoliths — one in Utah, one in Romania. Now both have mysteriously disappeared.
The metal monolith recently documented in the Utah desert has been there since 2016
The monolith appeared in the red-rock area south of Moab sometime between August 2015 and October 2016, according to Google Earth's historical view.
Virtual Egyptian tombs, livestreamed ghost tours, and 27 other places around the world to visit without leaving your home
Traveling is limited, but museums, hotels, national parks, and landmarks all have virtual experiences you can enjoy.
You can check out out more than 1,000 of the world's finest art museums online for free through Google — take a look inside
The US issued advisories against international travel, and many museums have been closed. But you can still visit them online through Google.
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A photographer edits Google Earth photos to showcase some of the world's lesser-known destinations without even leaving his house
The photographer Daniel Celan told Insider: "Maybe it will bring them a tourist or two — so that thought makes me happy."
Disturbing before-and-after images show what major US cities could look like in the year 2100
Here's what the US might look like if the worst climate-change predictions come true.
How to measure the distance between multiple points on Google Earth, with the free Google Earth Pro software
It's possible to measure the distance on Google Earth between two or more points. Here's how to do it.
How to go 'back in time' in Google Earth using its historical imagery feature, and see locations many years in the past
You can use Google Earth's historical imagery tool to essentially go back in time, and see what different locations on Earth looked like years ago.
Google reportedly has a massive culture problem that's destroying it from the inside
Google has faced issue after issue over the past several years, and it sounds like a major reason for that is the company's culture.
Carmen Sandiego returns in Google Earth's throwback to the original video games
"Carmen Sandiego: The Tutankhamun's Mask Caper" will test your knowledge of geography with a fun minigame for Google Earth.
You can try to catch Carmen Sandiego in Google Earth's throwback to the original video game
Google Earth has released the first in a series of "Carmen Sandiego" games that will test your knowledge of geography.
Beautiful time-lapse videos show how much China has changed over the years
Population growth has been exponential throughout the years.
I went to Brooklyn for the chance to see a satellite image of the area in the Nevada desert that mysteriously wasn't updated on Google Earth for 8 years
There's a small section of land on Google Earth that wasn't updated for eight years, so a pair of curious writers started investigating why, eventually paying a satellite company to see the area for themselves.
For 8 years, Google's satellites wouldn't map an obscure area in Nevada where an experimental military site exists — and there's still no explanation about why
Google Earth did not update its satellite image of an experimental military base in southwestern Nevada for eight years, according to Motherboard. Updates typically take place every 30 days.
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Google Earth's time-lapse tool shows you 28 years of change in a few seconds
Google Earth Engine allows users to easily see changes to the world over 28 years.
Satellites reveal 'secret' US military bases around the world
You've probably heard of Area 51 — but did you know the Navy has a similar facility in the Bahamas?
Planets and moons are now part of Google Maps — here are 6 incredible worlds you must explore
Far-out destinations like moons, planets, and the International Space Station can now be summoned in web browsers via a feature of Google Maps called "Planets."
This nuclear-explosion simulator shows where radioactive fallout would blow using today's weather
Nukemap lets you simulate nuclear explosions on an interactive map. A new version of the tool uses real-time weather to estimate radioactive-fallout zones.
9 hotels and clubs in Trump's real-estate portfolio that could be under water in 80 years
If the worst climate change predictions come true, at least nine hotels and clubs in Trump's real-estate portfolio will be devastated by flooding.