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According to a new study published today in the journal Cell, the enterococci — gram-positive aerobic bacteria and a leading cause of hospital-acquired infections — arose from an ancestor that dates back 450 million years (Ordovician period), about the time when animals were first crawling onto land. This digitally-colorized scanning …

This view from NASA’s Cassini orbiter shows Earth and its only natural satellite as points of light between the icy rings of the gas giant Saturn. Cassini captured this view of Earth and the Moon on April 12. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Space Science Institute. Cassini captured this …

While the official date for Earth Day is April 22, Google has posted its 2017 Earth Day Google doodle a day early. To celebrate this year’s Earth Day, the Google doodle team has created a slide show of animated images reminiscent of a children’s book. Designed by doodler Sophie Diao, …

With every new exoplanet discovery, we seem to get that much closer to finding evidence of extraterrestrial life. A new exoplanet identified in orbit of a nearby star could be the best place to look yet. Astronomers have confirmed a star 39 light-years away plays host to a planet that …

Photo: tuishomemag on Instagram  With Earth Day around the corner, environmentally conscious décor gurus have the perfect occasion to showcase their green interior design for Spring 2017. As we prepare for yet another day to honour and celebrate our planet, eco-friendly elements can help you transform your home into a conscious, …

Google Earth has been on autopilot for the last few years as Google busied itself with other things. Now, the product is getting its first major update since 2012 with staggeringly cool 3D maps, guided tours, and a whole lot more. You don’t even need to download anything special to …

Google launched a new Google Earth for the web and on Android today, complete with interactive guided tours, 3D images and a new “I’m feeling lucky” feature. For its newest version of Google Earth, Google partnered with storytellers, scientists and nonprofit organizations to create Voyager, a showcase of interactive guided …

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: New Google Earth delivers guided tours, 3D images an ‘I’m feeling lucky’ featureApr 18, 2017 by Amy Gesenhues It’s currently only available on Chrome and Android, …

If you’re looking for an Earth-like planet with an atmosphere, you need only go outside. Alternatively, you could travel some 39 light-years toward the constellation Vela. That’s where astronomers have discovered an exoplanet called GJ 1132b, which appears to have an atmosphere. While it might not be particularly hospitable to …

Scavenger hunts just got significantly more tactical with Descartes Labs’ new GeoVisual Search. Finding shipping containers, runways and even parking lots on a global scale is no problem with the free tool made available today. Descartes Labs is a geospatial analytics startup based in Los Alamos, New Mexico. The company specializes in analyzing …