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Updates to Google Search

Learn more about Google’s latest changes, including a left-hand panel with powerful tools that will make it easier to find what you are looking for.

Find out more about these tools and features at: http://www.google.com/support/websearch/bin/answer.py?answer=142143

Earth View in Google Maps

Earth view is a new feature in Google Maps that allows you to see maps in 3D. Simply click the Earth button to explore 3D imagery and terrain from around the world in your browser. Learn more at http://maps.google.com/earthview

Introducing a new Google Docs

http://docs.google.com | Google Docs lets you create, share, and collaborate on documents online. And it just got better with rebuilt editors for documents, spreadsheets, and drawings, designed to improve collaboration, increase speed, and create richer documents.

Hominid ancestor discovery aided by Google Earth

Google Earth played a role in the discovery of a new hominid fossil at the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site in South Africa. The discovery is one of the most significant palaeoanthropological discoveries in recent times, revealing at least two partial hominid skeletons in remarkable condition, dating to between 1.78 and 1.95 million years.