This animated map shows how global populations are distributed across Earth by dividing the globe into slices covering 10% of ...

The feature works on both the app version of Google Earth and the browser-based version. To access it, tap the layers menu.

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Disregard what you learned in geography class—Earth may not have seven continents after all. From the earliest of grades, schoolchildren around the world have memorized the same lineup: Africa ...

Quegan first conceived of using a P-band radar to map the world’s forests about 20 years ago. Up until 2004, the technology was restricted to use by the U.S. Defense Department, he said.