Google announced the launch of ocean in Google Earth

Google announced the launch of ocean in Google Earth, a new feature that enables users of Google Earth to dive beneath the water surface, explore 3D underwater terrain and browse ocean-related content contributed by leaders in ocean science and advocacy.

The new version of Google Earth also introduces Historical Imagery, a feature that enables users to virtually travel back in time through archival satellite and aerial imagery, Touring, which makes it simple to create a narrated tour in Google Earth and share it with the world and Google Mars 3D, which features hi-res imagery and terrain of the red planet. Continue Reading…

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Self-Replicating Chemicals Evolve Into Life-Like Ecosystem

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APOD: The Galactic Core in Infrared

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Learning More About Levitation

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Human memory: memory chip could mean we never forget

Human memory could work more like Google one day, says Gary Marcus.

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IBM technology strategy and hardware execs retiring

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WSJ.com - Evolution’s Critics Shift Tactics With Schools

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Chief scientist revolts over biofuel legislation

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Mathematicians rewarded for decoding symmetry

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Netflix resumes DVD shipping after online outage

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Online DVD rental company Netflix Inc said it resumed shipping DVDs on Tuesday after a technological breakdown knocked out its site for much of Monday.

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