You can search Google for answers to all kinds of animal questions: What does an aye-aye eat? Where do narwhals live? How long is a toco toucan’s beak? And this Earth Day, you can turn to Google for the answerRead more…
Walk in the footsteps of South Africa’s freedom fighters
On April 27, 1994, Nelson Mandela became President of South Africa in the country’s first democratic, post-Apartheid election. Known now as “Freedom Day,” that date has become a symbol of hope in South Africa and around the world. To commemorateRead more…
Myth or monster? Explore Loch Ness with Street View
Like the world’s best legends, the Loch Ness Monster transcends the everyday and exists at the edges of possibility. It rises above the sightings and the hoaxes; the claims and counter-claims; the tourism, the nationalism—and even the assassination plots. ItRead more…
Android Wear: wear what you want, get what you need
Architect and artist William Morris once said, “Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.” Turns out that’s also good advice for deciding what to wear. So Android Wear offers a rangeRead more…
Through the Google lens: Search trends April 10-16
To kiss Madonna or not…that was the big question on search this week. Read on to find out more. Best I ever had?In the land of music festivals, Coachella is the biggest of them all. With thousands of fans andRead more…
The Search for Harm
In the summer of 2010, Google announced plans to acquire the flight search provider, ITA. As we said at the time, while many people buy their airline tickets online, finding the right flight at the best price can be aRead more…
Android has helped create more choice and innovation on mobile than ever before
It’s hard to believe, but smartphones barely existed ten years ago. People used feature phones, which had very basic functionality, and were a nightmare for developers. The only way to build apps was device by device and platform by platform—GoogleRead more…
Opening the doors to the world-famous Abbey Road Studios
On a leafy street in north London, next to a popular zebra crossing, is one of the world’s most celebrated music landmarks: Abbey Road Studios. Most people probably associate Abbey Road with the Beatles album of the same name. InRead more…
Through the Google lens: Search trends April 3-9
If you’ve ever searched Google for the lyrics to Don McLean’s “American Pie,” this was your lucky week. The manuscript of the classic song sold for .2 million this week, prompting its writer to speak publicly for the first timeRead more…
Through the Google lens: Search trends March 27 – April 2
From political drama to the mobile resurrection of Pac-Man, here’s what trended on search this week. If you can’t stand the heat…This week, the hammer came down on the state of Indiana after Governor Mike Pence signed the Religious FreedomRead more…