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Yesterday Google released a major update to Google Earth, adding 3D oceans, a Mars browser and, best of all, historical imagery for much of the globe. In some places the images go back decades, such as this shot of the…

Avast Ye! 'Tis only turned ou' t' be International Talk Like a Pirate Day again! Arr! We got a bucketload o' Street View sights for you scurvy dogs, gar! This pirate's ship gone an been turned int' a landlubber's restaurant…

This weekend, I was lucky enough to see the only flying Avro Vulcan in existence, yet Murphy's Law dictated that my camera should under no circumstances work. So, whilst this post was to be interjected with marvelous self-made photography, it…

Today sees the finals of the first ever Olympic Bicycle Moto Cross competition which takes place here at the Laoshan Bicycle Motocros Venue in Beijing. BMX racing is brand new to these Olympics, and races take just over 30 seconds…

Long-time GSS readers may recall the story of Bennie the Dinosaur, who we originally spotted way back in February 2006. Bennie was originally employed as the mascot for a now-defunct chain of cigarette shops and in his lifetime had moved…

As the Street View car passed Google's California head offices, the Googleplex, hundreds and hundreds of Google Employees came out to form a huge welcoming committee for the passing camera car. There's loads of things to see, as many employees…