Google Earth

The lost city of Atlantis just can't catch a break. First, as legend describes, it sinks to the bottom of ocean some 10,000 years ago. Now Google is making it disappear.

Since agreeing to make policy changes regarding privacy, Google has made positive strides, a Canadian official says.

Want to know what time Santa will be touching down Christmas Eve to fill your stockings and drink the glass of milk you've left him? Google is teaming with NORAD to make it possible.

Google Earth version 6 was released Monday giving new meaning to up close and personal. The upgrade adds integrated Street Views into Google Earth along with a new emphasis on trees. More than 50 species of trees have been added to Google Earth's 3D models of places.

Embarrassing moments, unexplained car crashes, and crazy stunts. You never know what the Google Street View team is going to capture on camera next. If only an 'Undo Button' were in play for those captured here.

Google released version 3.0 of its Google Earth for both iPhone and iPad today. It's free. And it's spectacular. Especially on iPad.

Most law enforcement officials would simply shake their heads and arrange to have the abandoned boat taken to the dump. But not Internet-savvy Deputy Gregory Barnes.

You may not be a figure-skating star, but you can do a lot with your computer -- or handheld -- to play along with the games at home.

You can kill a lot of time with Google Earth 5.0. You can fly anywhere on Earth for free, from your neighborhood to your upcoming fishing spots. You can check out terrain and 3D buildings, plot your ideal vacation tour, explore the ocean floor and even see Mars up close. It's a rich application that can take plenty of time to fully explore-both in terms of places and functionality. Here's a small taste for what Google Earth 5.0 can do.

Google has released a new version of Google Earth, its geographic information software. The new release is available for free download from Google's Web site.

Spain's Prado Museum has teamed up with Google Earth for a project that allows people to zoom in on the gallery's main works -- even on details not immediately discernible to the human eye.

Google Earth puts an entire planet's worth of useful, relevant, and just plain weird content at your fingertips -- with the assistance of a large library of add-ons. Here are our 10 favorites.