Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have devised the first computerized method that can analyze a single photograph and determine where in the world the image likely was taken. It's a feat made possible by searching through millions of GPS-tagged images in the Flickr online photo collection.

An 11-year-old from Lincoln, Nebraska has won the 2008 National Geographic Bee with a flawless quiz score. Akshay Rajagopal is only the second winner in the Bee's 20-year history with a perfect performance. The win earned the six-grader $25,000 and a trip to the next international Geographic Bee competition. VOA's Jeffrey Young was there.

What won't Google do with its maps? Tuesday, if you went to Google Maps, you would have found a "More" button between the "Map" and "Traffic" buttons. Click on it, and you can, as you see to the left, tick checkboxes labeled "Photos" or "Wikipedia."

A Mongolian professor of history has said America was discovered by the Mongolians and not Christopher Columbus, as is popularly believed, the Xinhua news agency reported late on Thursday.

Most people search online to find the answer of the question "What is the capital of Italy" shows the lowest point the knowledge of primitive geography has fallen.

“On [07-07-07], the New Open World Foundation announced the completion of a world poll to name the ‘new Seven Wonders of the World’…To see them all would mean traveling to Jordan, Peru, India, Mexico, China, Brazil, and Italy. A tour of ‘finalists’ would span the United States, Mali, the United Kingdom, Greece, Spain, Australia, Egypt, Germany, Russia, Japan, Turkey, France, Chile and Cambodia …That would indeed be a wonderful journey.” – Philadelphia Inquirer

“On [07-07-07], the New Open World Foundation announced the completion of a world poll to name the ‘new Seven Wonders of the World’…To see them all would mean traveling to Jordan, Peru, India, Mexico, China, Brazil, and Italy. A tour of ‘finalists’ would span the United States, Mali, the United Kingdom, Greece, Spain, Australia, Egypt, Germany, Russia, Japan, Turkey, France, Chile and Cambodia …That would indeed be a wonderful journey.” – Philadelphia Inquirer