Google Street View cars will map air pollution in cities worldwide
Air quality sensors are coming to a Google Street View car near you. The tech giant just announced plans to introduce...
Google hits its incredible 100% renewable energy goal
Google just announced that it has officially bought enough renewable energy to match all of the electricity they...
Waymo adds 20,000 Jaguar electric SUVs to its self-driving car service
Waymo, an autonomous vehicle company owned by Google's parent company Alphabet, will add 20,000 all-electric Jaguar...
Non-profit uses gunshot detection technology and solar energy to protect the rainforest
San Francisco-based non-profit Rainforest Connection has created a unique, technologically advanced system to defend...
Google and BIG unveil plans for green-roofed tech campus in Sunnyvale
Google and BIG have teamed up for yet another massive and spectacular campus—this time in Sunnyvle’s Moffett...
Our solar system is now tied with Kepler-90 for number of planets circling a star
Eight planets circle our sun (sorry, Pluto), but our solar system is no longer unique in that number. NASA recently...
NASA uses Google’s artificial intelligence to discover the 8th planet in a distant solar system
Today NASA announced that its Kepler telescope, with the help of Google AI, has discovered the 8th planet in a...
Google Street View captures the migration of millions of crabs on Christmas Island
Google Street View Trekker is traveling to Christmas Island this week to capture the migration of millions of red...
Google signs new contracts to offset 100% of its energy use with solar and wind power
Google just signed new contracts to offset 100% of its energy use with solar and wind power. The contracts were...
You can now explore all 19 of South Africa’s National Parks on Google Maps
Have you ever wanted to walk in the footsteps of Nelson Mandela, track cheetahs on foot, or stroll with elephants...
Toronto’s waterfront to undergo major futuristic redesign thanks to Google’s Sidewalk Labs
In collaboration with Sidewalk Labs, a start-up created by Google to "accelerate innovation in cities around the...
Google maps the solar system for armchair space travelers
Google has recently added 12 celestial bodies to its Google Maps application. Although armchair space travelers...
Google will be powered by 100% renewable energy by 2018
After 10 years as a carbon-neutral company, Google has announced that all of its data centers and offices will...
Google wants to solve renewable energy storage with salt and antifreeze
One of the arguments against solar and wind is that the renewable energy sources are intermittent and thus unreliable...
Google enters nuclear fusion clean-energy race
Nuclear fusion is the holy grail of sustainable energy -- a potentially unlimited source of pollution-free electricity...
Google unveils giant green ‘landscraper’ for London HQ
Google has finally unveiled plans for its new London headquarters—and it’s a beaut. Designed by the architecture...
Google’s Project Sunroof expands to 7 million homes in Germany
Google's Project Sunroof is launching in Germany today, extending the company's solar estimator to 7 million homes....
Google Street View cars are helping scientists spot methane leaks
The Google fleet has been mapping cities around the world for years, making navigation easier for travelers. Now...
Google Street View takes you inside the fiery depths of an active volcano
Have you ever seen an active volcano up close? Most of us haven't had the opportunity, but now thanks to Google...
New images reveal Google’s plans for a futuristic solar-powered California headquarters
New images submitted to the City of Mountain View in January provide our best look at Google's proposed 18.6-acre...
Greenpeace says Apple is world’s most sustainable tech company
Five years ago, Apple, Facebook, and Google were the first companies to commit to powering their businesses 100...
Google says it will run entirely on renewable energy by next year
Google just announced that it will be fully powered by renewables before the end of 2017. The tech giant has been...
Google Timelapse shows how humans have destroyed Earth over 32 years
Google recently updated their Earth Timelapse, which reveals the devastating impact human beings had on Earth between...
BIG and Heatherwick to design Google’s new London HQ
Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and Thomas Heatherwick will team up for another Google project, this time in the form...
MIT and Google design a temporary office meeting space that drops down from the ceiling
MIT's Self-Assembly Lab and Google teamed up to design this innovative system called Transformable Meeting Spaces....
16-year-old South African girl invents drought-fighting super material from orange peels
In the midst of South Africa’s worst drought in recorded history, one Johannesburg schoolgirl has created a super...
Google is going to get its fancy headquarters after all thanks to LinkedIn deal
Tech giant Google will be able to build its massive canopied greenhouse headquarters designed by BIG and Heatherwick...
Sheep enlisted to bring ‘Google Street View’ to remote Faroe Islands
Between Norway and Iceland rests an archipelago of 18 little isles called the Faroe Islands. The residents want...
Will driverless cars fuel suburban sprawl?
In a recent article for the Wall Street Journal, writer Christopher Mims argues that driverless cars like those...
INFOGRAPHIC: Are self-driving cars legal?
The buzz around self-driving cars is growing, but they're thus far only legal in four U.S. states. Personal Injury...