In 2024, DESI researchers used the data in DR1 to create the largest 3D map of our universe to date and make world-leading measurements of dark energy.

Voluminous clouds of cosmic dust permeate our galaxy, but only recently has software allowed detailed observations of the stuff at scale.

Researchers have discovered what may be the world's oldest three-dimensional map, located within a quartzitic sandstone megaclast in the Paris Basin. The research is published in the Oxford ...

Researchers have discovered what may be the world's oldest three-dimensional map, located within a quartzitic sandstone megaclast in the Paris Basin.

A 3D map of our cosmic neighborhood has revealed hot and cold regions as well as an "escape tunnel" from our local bubble.

Harvard and Google researchers have collaborated to map a tiny fragment of an adult human brain in unprecedented detail.

Google Maps on Android Auto and CarPlay now features the ability to show 3D buildings and it's on by default, but here's how to turn it off.

A new AI-based system allows coral reefs to be 3D-mapped faster and easier than ever before. It could prove integral to saving threatened reefs, by letting scientists study them both onsite and at ...

To turn off 3D buildings, simply go into Google Maps settings and toggle the feature off. Notably, though, 3D buildings only appear when Android Auto is in light mode, at least in my testing.

The company has seemingly started testing 3D buildings in Google Maps on Android Auto, using an approach that might remind of the new Apple Maps experience.