The Latest Breaking News from Google Earth

An archaeologist using Google Earth has spotted the traces of three Roman military camps in the southern Jordanian desert, prompting a rethink of the region's history.

Satellite images capture aftermath of the siege of Mairupol

Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared on March 8, 2014, prompting a widespread search effort and global concern. In the wake of the tragedy, a number of theories began surfacing online, as people tried to explain the mysterious disappearance. After the release of a new Netflix documentary on the topic in…

A possible sighting of Bigfoot has been spotted in western Colorado on Google Maps and posted onto a community group that shares theories on the ape-like mythical creature

Pyongyang has substantially ramped up border security since January 2020, according to satellite images.

The woman was shocked by the discovery, which she made accidentally after zooming in on Google Earth, thinking she had spotted something else entirely in the street image

Within western society, maps are often perceived as scientific, neutral and objective tools. Map making has always been shaped by our social and cultural relationships to the land. In the last 20 years, approaches to map creation have become much more reliant on photographic and digital technologies, including Google Earth.

The rubbish was attracting vermin - until council cleared it up when problem was made public

This article was originally published in April 2022. 

Locals and ward councillors got good news when Walsall Council served an enforcement notice to the land owners on February 25, but they have appealed it saying they need more time

Edward Jones was thrilled to spot what he thought looked like an otherworldly UFO off the coast of the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard - but others weren't as convinced