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Steven Reitz At least, that's not what's going on in this widely circulated photo of a sinkhole filled with bright green ooze.
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Maps
Here's What Google Maps' Customization Might Mean in Practice
The new maps may eventually funnel us each into different experiences of the same neighborhood. Is that a bad thing?
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An App to Help You Prove the Beach You're Standing On Is Public
In L.A., private homeowners often erroneously believe the beach belongs to them.
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Let Me Recycle That For You. Please.
In Buenos Aires, thousands of informal workers are ready to take on the task of improving the city's trash woes, if only the government would let them.
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Maps
Lewis and Clark, Meet Foursquare
History's greatest journeys, now available in KML files.
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How Waze Became the Hottest Map App Around
Why is the Israeli mobile GPS startup drawing acquisition prices as high as Instagram and Tumblr?
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Technology Alone Won't Save Poor Kids in Struggling Schools
Researchers gave hundreds of computers to California students who didn't have them at home. Nothing changed.
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Videos
Invention of the Day: Shoes That Generate Power From Your Steps
Soon there will be a windmill for your exhale, too.
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Charts
Drowning Was the Largest Cause of Death From Superstorm Sandy
A new report examines the human toll of the hurricane.
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Postcard
Dramatic Photographs of Alaska's Erupting Volcano, as Seen From Space
Turns out, it's hard to get a good picture of an eruption, which makes these shots all the more remarkable.
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Videos
America's Fuel Source of the Future Could Be 'Pond Scum'
Rejoice, America: Researchers say the nation is equipped to produce "serious amounts" of algae biofuel.
